June 27, 2005 -
Everyone has heard about Philadelphia, Mississippi, site of the 1964 killings of civil rights activists Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman, but most of the suspects (including the triggerman, Wayne Roberts) were from Meridian, a town with its own
June 27, 2005 -
One hundred years ago today in the city of Chicago, Eugene Debs, "Big Bill" Haywood, and other union leaders launched one of the most dynamic and radical efforts to organize workers in our country's history -- the Industrial Workers of the World, later dubbed "The Wobblies." Their goal, as stated at the first convention: forming "One Big Union" that could lead to "the emancipation of the working class from the slave bondage of capitalism.&q
June 24, 2005 -
[Ed. Note: It's that time of the week again -- time for more Friday Film Blogging from the Independent Weekly's David Fellerath.]
June 24, 2005 -
Fresh off the anti-war awakening of Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), another North State Republican has given progressive bloggers something to chatter about.
June 23, 2005 -
Here at Facing South and the Institute, we've long been interested in the billions of dollars flowing to private military contractors.
June 23, 2005 -
This morning, Robert Orr -- a former North Carolina Supreme Court justice and leader of the conservative North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law -- filed a historic lawsuit seeking to block $
June 23, 2005 -
Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), representing eastern North Carolina, has drawn fire from Republicans and praise from progressives for his growing opposition to the Iraq war.