October 20, 2006 -
Back in August, we pointed to an internal Pentagon study (highlighed by the Center for Responsible Lending) which found that pay-day lending and other schemes finance institutions use to prey on men and women in the armed services "undermines military readines
October 19, 2006 -
Speaking of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, a new report looks at the state of New Orleans' public education since last year's disaster -- and raises serious concerns about efforts to privatize the system in the storm's wake.
October 19, 2006 -
The one year anniversary of Katrina came and went. America had our memorials and retrospectives and there were a few speeches and more empty promises from politicians. It gave the cable news outlets something to talk about for a couple of news cycles.
October 19, 2006 -
The latest issue of Time magazine features an interview with country star Tim McGraw. The interview starts with McGraw's likable guy credentials:
October 18, 2006 -
One of the most interesting findings of the Institute's recent poll of Southern and national opinion about the Iraq war was that the more one believes Iraq is engaged in a "civil war," the less one was likely to support the war.
October 18, 2006 -
If ever criminal defendants need quality representation, it's when their life is on the line. But at least 37 people currently on North Carolina's death row -- and at least 16 people executed by the state since 1977 -- did not have lawyers at trial who would meet today's minimum standards of qualification for capital defense attorneys.
October 18, 2006 -
Last Friday, October 13, a group of 50 grassroots leaders gathered in Ripley, West Virginia to reflect on the rich history of the Commission on Religion in Appalachia, or CORA.
