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September 14, 2006 - A letter from today's Raleigh News & Observer:

September 13, 2006 - Progressives interested in taking back Southern politics often forget that the reasons for their difficulties in the region are not necessarily due to a lack of progressive voters, but are often due to widespread disenfranchisement of progressive constituencies in the region.

September 12, 2006 - During the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, national attention was focused on the continuing disaster in New Orleans, and rightfully so. But there are other communities along the Gulf Coast that, relative to their size, suffered similar devastation (thankfully without loss of life on the scale of New Orleans) and are enduring similar struggles to rebuild.

September 11, 2006 - David Potorti of North Carolina lost his brother, James, in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. His brother worked on the 94th floor, a direct hit from the first airplane, instantly killing James and 300 of his co-workers.

September 8, 2006 - Our friends at the NC Justice Center are hosting a series of events next week in North Carolina.

September 8, 2006 - As we approach the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedies -- and the November elections -- the Bush Administration has unabashedly moved to again make what was once called "the war on terror" his policy centerpiece.

September 7, 2006 - Several progressive blogs, including Facing South, have noted the Census Bureau's latest report on income and poverty. The latest right-wing talking point is that the statistics are bogus, and you won't believe why: