October 30, 2008 -
        
  
        The following voting rights index appeared in the latest issue of our Facing South e-newsletter. If you're not already receiving that, please go to the form in the upper-righthand corner of this page and sign up. 
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        October 30, 2008 -
        
  
        For 16.5 million voters, the 2008 elections are already over.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        October 30, 2008 -
        
  
        Chris will be on the radio/TV program "Democracy Now!" at 8:30 a.m. EDT today talking about voting rights. To watch or listen live, click here.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        October 29, 2008 -
        
  
        Following Hurricane Ike, we here at Facing South raised questions about the wisdom of building high-security biolabs handling some of the most dangerous pathogens known to man on a barrier island vulnerable to violent storms and flooding.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        October 29, 2008 -
        
  
        I'll be on the syndicated radio program "To the Point" at 2:30 pm EST today to talk about voting rights issues in the South. "To the Point" is hosted by Warren Olney on KCRW, the largest NPR affiliate in Southern California and syndicated by PRI.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        October 29, 2008 -
        
  
        Jonah Goldman, director of the National Campaign for Fair Elections at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Und
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        October 29, 2008 -
        
  
        The latest Southern Swing State Watch (TM) rankings. The big picture: The rankings are the same, but all of the races are getting tighter. SOUTHERN SWINGABILITY RANKINGS* as of 10/29/08  1 - North Carolina - Obama +1.3