Economy

July 1, 2010 - For the hundreds of thousands of people in the Gulf of Mexico who depend on commercial and sport fishing (directly and indirectly), the assault on sea life from the BP oil disaster has been a serious blow. But it's hardly unfamiliar.

June 29, 2010 - By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest By all rights, the laissez-faire crowd should be silent these days.

June 28, 2010 - JUNE 2010 | Facing South traveled hundreds of miles along the Gulf Coast, interviewing residents, community leaders, government officials and BP representatives for our week-long fact-finding mission. A glimpse at the news and lessons we discovered at the scene of our nation's biggest oil disaster.

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June 18, 2010 - Thanks to a certain oil spill and other attention-grabbing events, the nation's home foreclosure crisis has drifted off the news headlines.