October 5, 2009 -
By Matt Wasson, Appalachian Voices As Congress was returning from the August recess, there wasn't much news about the climate bill. The only energy-related news breaking through the coverage of the rancorous health care debates and town-hall tea parties was a study on "energy sprawl" published by five staff members of the Nature Conservancy.
October 5, 2009 -
I want to tell you about a new Facing South project that I'm especially excited about -- and to ask for your help today in making it a BIG success: the Freedom Journalism School.Why are we launc
October 2, 2009 -
Thursday the U.S. Census Bureau and Latino advocacy groups launched a campaign to heighten Latino participation in the 2010 census and to tackle current Census fears.
October 2, 2009 -
Early this morning, the Senate Finance Committee completed its work on a health insurance reform bill, which now heads to the Senate floor.
October 2, 2009 -
A new report released this week by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and researched by the Urban Institute projects that over the next 10 years health care costs could skyrocket, going up by more than 35 percent if comprehensive health care