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July 10, 2012 - The recent jobs report showed the economy continues to struggle. Many of the states that have seen the biggest job gains are in the South -- but that likely won't help Obama much in November.

July 9, 2012 - Offshoring has been a boon to corporate profits, but it has left North Carolina's economy struggling, according to a new report by the NC Budget & Tax Center.

July 3, 2012 - Out of the tragedy of the 2010 BP oil disaster we could soon see new opportunities emerge thanks to the passage of a federal law directing fines back to the region.

May 29, 2012 - The executive director of a housing rights advocacy group serving southwest Alabama, Teresa Bettis recently spoke with Bridge the Gulf and the Institute for Southern Studies about her vision for a more sustainable future for the Gulf Coast.

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.

February 15, 2012 - Efforts to organize the jobless are underway in Atlanta and other communities across the U.S., but they face challenges -- including people's resistance to identifying as unemployed.

October 18, 2011 - In the 1930s, with the country struggling to recover from the Great Depression, President Roosevelt labeled the South "America's Economic Problem Number 1." Today, there are troubling signs that it remains one of the nation's hardest-hit regions.