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October 2, 2006 - It's October, and across the South the sights and sounds of fall and football fill the air. And politics: in the coming weeks, Facing South we'll be taking a closer look at the brewing battles shaping up for November. Today we start with the U.S. Senate.

September 30, 2006 - Latest indicators from the Institute Index, a feature of the Institute's Facing South e-newsletter:

September 29, 2006 - As Facing South regulars know, the Institute has a special interest in how the South is uniquely tied to the military, including how the region has been impacted by Iraq and the broader

September 29, 2006 - March 2004 was a turning point in the Iraq war. That's the month that TV networks broadcast the grizzly images of dead and mutilated U.S.

September 28, 2006 - Families USA has released a new report highlighting a disturbing aspect of our nation's health care crisis: the fact that 9 million children have no health insurance.

September 28, 2006 - It's no secret that the U.S. meat industry -- not long ago made up of a patchwork of small- and medium-sized family farms -- is now dominated by a handful of agribusiness goliaths.

September 27, 2006 - For over two decades, the religious right -- the "hard base" of the Republican Party -- has grown to be a driving force for GOP political success. The "values voters" base will be especially important to Republicans this November. Lower mid-term turnout and general public dissatisfaction with the country's political direction make a solid showing among the conservative faithful critical to GOP success. Double that in the South.