phil bryant
November 12, 2012 -
Amid all the talk of a "New South," the region remains plagued by the old problems of entrenched poverty and racism.
August 13, 2012 -
When the CIO launched a campaign to organize Southern workers in 1946, the region's elite fought back by exploiting fears about race and communism -- and fear remains the biggest obstacle to organizing today, as the UAW's campaign to unionize Nissan's Canton, Miss. plant shows.
July 13, 2012 -
The Affordable Care Act, called "Obamacare" by its opponents, provides for an expansion of the joint federal-state health care program for the poor. But many Southern governors say they will reject that expansion -- even though it would benefit their states' economies.
July 6, 2012 -
Mississippi's revised workers' compensation law went into effect this month, putting the burden on workers to prove injuries are job-related. The Republican governor says it shows corporations that the state is the "most job-friendly environment in America."
June 25, 2012 -
The United Auto Workers is focusing its do-or-die Southern campaign on the giant 3,000-worker Nissan plant in Canton, Miss., where many in the largely African-American workforce have already pledged their support for the union.
May 3, 2012 -
The Mississippi Jobs First law encourages cleanup and recovery contractors to hire local workers -- a key step toward revitalizing disaster-stricken communities.
April 26, 2012 -
The Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance has stopped anti-immigrant legislation in one of the most conservative states by bringing together African Americans, immigrants and labor.
