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August 14, 2006 - There are dozens of events being planned, big and small, for the one-year annivesary of Katrina, coming this August 29.

August 11, 2006 - Yesterday, the Department of Defense issued a report that identifies a major threat to troop morale -- and it's not cramped quarters, bad food, or escalating foreign entanglements. The culprits are predatory financial institutions that operate outside of military bases.

August 10, 2006 - [This post continues the Institute's ongoing coverage of the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on August 29.]

August 10, 2006 - 85% of all executions take place in the U.S. South. This fact makes it all the more significant that, last week, North Carolina took a pioneering move to establish a commission that could exonerate those wrongly convicted of capital crimes. As the Christian Science Monitor reports:

August 10, 2006 - You may recall the heroic efforts of Times-Picayune reporters and photographers who stayed behind to cover the Katrina aftermath. Here's an excerpt from that story:

August 9, 2006 - One of the bits of conventional wisdom from Election 2004 is that President Bush benefited in many states from conservative ballot initiatives -- especially those opposing gay marriage -- which whipped up passion and turnout among the conservative base.

August 9, 2006 - An AP report said yesterday that Gulf Coast residents are still having problems getting temporary housing nearly a year after Katrina: