June 13, 2005 -
The scandal-ridden military contractors now in Iraq may have proved less than reliable in doing the jobs for which they have received billions of dollars in taxpayer money, but they have shown an indomitable spirit and resolve in the pursuit of one goal: profiting as much as possible from the death and destruction of war.
June 13, 2005 -
Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) -- the conservative congressman who earlier this month voiced his reservations about the Iraq war -- is now turning his anti-war crusade up a notch.
June 10, 2005 -
Yesterday brought news that's becoming all too familiar in western North Carolina:
June 10, 2005 -
[Once again, please welcome guest blogger David Fellerath, movie critic extraordinaire for the Independent Weekly]
June 10, 2005 -
As reported in yesterday's Facing South email newsletter, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) -- a former telephone company executive -- has introduced a bill that would ban free or low-cost "Community Internet" across the country.
June 10, 2005 -
Today, Citigroup -- the world's largest financial services company -- announced a $2 billion settlement in an investor lawsuit over the company's involvement in the Enron scandal. These settlements are getting to be old hat for Citi:
June 10, 2005 -
Today marks Facing South's 4-month anniversary in the blogosphere. It was four months ago that we posted our manifesto about the need for a fresh new take on key issues and prospects for progressive change in the South.