November 2, 2005 -
The public relations battle over Wal-Mart is definitely heating up. Years of criticism of the company's business practices are now reaching the boiling point, and in return, the company is launching one of the most aggressive counter-offensives in corporate PR history.
November 1, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal I happened to catch some coverage of yesterday's Rosa Parks memorial service at the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington. I had to rewind the TIVO to listen again to the wonderful speech by Johnnie Carr, a Montgomery civil rights leader and Rosa Parks' lifelong friend.
November 1, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal In July of 2004, FEMA conducted an exercise called "Hurricane Pam". You may have heard of it. It predicted the disastrous effects of a hypothetical Category 3 hurricane striking New Orleans, and was used as a model for planning FEMA's response.
November 1, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal
October 31, 2005 -
The Southern Foodways Alliance, run by the fine John T. Edge, knew this question was on your mind. So they held a juried competition to find out.
October 31, 2005 -
Newhouse News reporter Sean Reilly has stayed on the case of post-Katrina contracts in the Gulf, and has unearthed more dubious dealings, this time with a company called PBS&J. First there's the questionable revolving door of a FEMA-employee-turned-contractor-exec:
October 31, 2005 -
'Tis the season of scandal, and the South is not immune from the plague of corruption and moral relativism sweeping the land. To help you keep abreast of the wheelings and dealings of the ethically challenged (at least the ones getting caught), here at FS we are now launching a new semi-regular feature, Southern Scandal Watch (TM). Today's cast of characters: