August 28, 2007 -
Ever since we released our groundbreaking report on the two-year anniversary of Katrina, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal, Institute staff and report co-authors have done over 30 TV and radio interviews with local and national stations acros
August 28, 2007 -
A new report by the Trust for America's Health finds there is a growing problem with obesity, particularly in the South.
August 27, 2007 -
Today, the Institute for Southern Studies released the full version of our report, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal: The Katrina Crisis and a Community Agenda for Action (pdf).
August 24, 2007 -
We are getting a great response to the report we released yesterday looking at the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal (pdf).
August 23, 2007 -
Today the Institute released a new report, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal (pdf), tracking the post-Katrina recovery. One of our key findings is that most Katrina money coming from Washington hasn't gotten to those most in need -- and the funding squeeze is stopping much of the Gulf Coast from coming back.
August 23, 2007 -
Republican Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's environmental policies are under fire from "Freedom Works", a conservative Washington D.C. "policy group" that "recruits, educates, trains and mobilizes hundreds of thousands of volunteer activists to fight for less government, lower taxes, and more freedom." The group is headed by former U.S.
August 22, 2007 -
Since Hurricane Katrina, many employers on the Gulf Coast have turned to the federal H2B "guestworker" visa program to meet their need for employees. But labor rights advocates have long warned that the program is prone to abuse, since it ties foreign workers to a single employer for the entirety of their U.S.