October 27, 2006 -
Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation, writes in her blog about the importance of the Institute's recent poll about Southern attitudes towards the Iraq war.
October 27, 2006 -
Chuck Todd, a political editor at National Journal and editor-in-chief of The Hotline, singles out his picks for the top races to watch in November:
October 26, 2006 -
The investigation team led by the Army Corps of Engineers is crawfishing from parts of its report on levee failures during Hurricane Katrina after a crack science and engineering panel released a critical review of its work this week.
October 26, 2006 -
According to this AP report, white homeowners whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Katrina were three times more likely to seek help resolving disputes with insurance companies:
October 26, 2006 -
Here's an interesting report on the value of a college degree:
October 25, 2006 -
Hurricane Katrina has blown off the media radar, the one-year anniversary having passed and other issues -- Iraq, the upcoming elections -- seizing media time. Of course, there are many reasons Katrina should be at the top of today's political debates.
October 25, 2006 -
North Carolina communities with significant numbers of people of color are more than twice as likely to be located near landfills and other solid waste facilities, according to new research from UNC-Chapel Hill. It was the first study of its kind to be conducted in the state, where controversy has been building recently over the siting of such facilities.