Environment
July 11, 2006 -
The Bush administration has released storm protection plans for Louisiana that some say are severely lacking:
July 10, 2006 -
[Will be light bloggin from Chris this week while he's on vacation.]
July 7, 2006 -
This has been a especially deadly year to be a miner.
July 7, 2006 -
The South has more of its population in prisons or jails than any other part of the country. It's also the region where workers have the fewest rights. Put these elements together, and you have the modern-day equivalent of the convict leasing system, as described in a revealing story in the New York Times this week:
July 2, 2006 -
The Pew Center recently released a poll on what issues are of most importance to the U.S. public. The headline for their report is "No Clamor for Amendment From Flag-Waving Public," which is clearly true. But the poll reveals some other useful information for progressives.
June 29, 2006 -
Speaking in support of his anti-flag burning amendment, Orrin Hatch said from the Senate floor yesterday:
June 27, 2006 -
The one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is fast approaching. Through our Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch project, the Institute has been talking with people across the country about the need to use this window opportunity to talk about the people whose lives are still in limbo, and the larger issues that Katrina raised.