October 12, 2005 -
Check out Jesse Jackson's excellent piece in the Chicago Sun-Times, which raises the alarm about the need for progressives to get involved in the fight for Gulf Coast reconstruction:
October 12, 2005 -
As you may know, blogging isn't the only thing we do at the Institute. We also publish Southern Exposure, the award-winning journal of politics and culture.
October 11, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Tracking Katrina Money Proving Difficult:
October 11, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Here's some good news for a change. The New Orleans Times-Picayune is back home:
October 11, 2005 -
The New York Times has a discouraging but, I think, largely accurate piece today describing the closing window of opportunity for progressive reform in the wake of the Katrina catastrophe, and why progressives should see this as an
October 11, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal
October 10, 2005 -
December 1, 2005 marks the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. That's the day when Rosa Parks, a former secretary for the local NAACP, boarded the Cleveland Avenue bus in downtown Montgomery, and refused to give up her seat for a white passenger.