September 14, 2006 -
Former Senator John Edwards said during his campaign for President that there were Two Americas: one for the privileged and another for the disadvantaged. Now, researchers at Harvard University have identified Eight Americas in terms of life expectancy:
September 14, 2006 -
Except for Ernesto, hurricane season has been mostly quiet so far this year. There are a couple brewing right now, but they aren't expected to pose much of a threat.
September 14, 2006 -
A letter from today's Raleigh News & Observer:
September 13, 2006 -
Progressives interested in taking back Southern politics often forget that the reasons for their difficulties in the region are not necessarily due to a lack of progressive voters, but are often due to widespread disenfranchisement of progressive constituencies in the region.
September 12, 2006 -
During the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, national attention was focused on the continuing disaster in New Orleans, and rightfully so. But there are other communities along the Gulf Coast that, relative to their size, suffered similar devastation (thankfully without loss of life on the scale of New Orleans) and are enduring similar struggles to rebuild.
September 11, 2006 -
David Potorti of North Carolina lost his brother, James, in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. His brother worked on the 94th floor, a direct hit from the first airplane, instantly killing James and 300 of his co-workers.
September 8, 2006 -
Our friends at the NC Justice Center are hosting a series of events next week in North Carolina.