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November 27, 2006 - In the chaos that engulfed New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of people arrested for petty crimes such as passing bad checks, begging and public intoxication ended up trapped behind bars for weeks on end without ever seeing a lawyer or judge.

November 27, 2006 - In our celebrity-drenched culture, it's nice to find places that honor the extraordinary work done by ordinary people for change.

November 24, 2006 - Farmers across the South stand to lose millions of dollars as a result of a North Carolina biotech firm's quest to genetically modify rice -- and now the company is blaming the farmers and God for the crisis.

November 22, 2006 - The legal battle brewing in Florida District 13, where Dem. Christine Jennings is contending that 18,000 "undervotes" cost her the election vs. Republican Vern Buchanan, could have implications well beyond Florida.

November 22, 2006 - The nation's flagship universities -- including most of those across the South -- are serving disproportionately fewer minority and low-income students today than they did in the past. And, unfortunately, the situation appears to be growing worse.

November 22, 2006 - Before the 2006 mid-terms, there was plenty of speculation about what would happen with religious voters. The "God gap" that favored Republicans in previous contests was at risk, as concern grew of a demoralized religious right.

November 22, 2006 - In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, there were countless unsung heroes who rose up to not only help those in need, but who started organizing to demand a more just reconstruction of the Gulf Coast.