Peace and Security

November 18, 2008 - Center for Public Policy Priorities.

November 12, 2008 - One of the new faces elected to Congress this month is Florida Rep.

November 11, 2008 - Veterans Day has a special meaning in the South. As the Institute has documented, a disproportionate share of the nation's soldiers come from and are based in the South, and the armed services have a central place in Southern life and politics.

November 7, 2008 - The Costs of Being the "Most Military-Friendly State in America"

September 17, 2008 - Haitian grassroots activists in Florida are denouncing a new Florida election rule that will force residents to present identification that matches a state or federal database in order to register to vote.

July 25, 2008 - There's been considerable attention paid to the role played by private security firms in the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As it turns out, one such firm is also helping with the stateside war against dogfighting.

July 1, 2008 - The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights was part of a legal team that last year filed suit against North Carolina-based private security contractor Blackwater for its role in the mass shooting of Iraqi civilians.