Media

February 25, 2008 - Last night the CBS show "60 minutes" aired a powerful report on what appears to be the politically motivated prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. Unfortunately, viewers in northern Alabama who tuned in to watch the show found a black screen during most of the Siegelman piece.

February 16, 2008 - The Plott Hound is probably not the sort of beast one expects to find among the carefully coiffed poodles and other aristocratic breeds at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

February 12, 2008 - Apparently Muslim extremists aren't the only ones angered by irreverent political cartoons.

February 9, 2008 - Check out the newly-expanded page about the Institute for Southern Studies on Wikipedia.

December 22, 2007 - THANK YOU to all of you who have already pitched in for Facing South's Year-End Holiday Fundraiser -- already more than $5,000 has come in!

December 21, 2007 - Today we sent out an appeal for those interested in supporting our work at the Institute. We've since learned our online donation system is being buggy -- if you run into that problem, you can mail your tax-deductible contribution to ISS, PO Box 531, Durham, NC 27702. Thanks -- we hope to get it fixed soon!UPDATE : Problem fixed!

November 15, 2007 - University of Tennessee Women's Basketball coach Pat Summitt joins other notables such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael J. Fox, and Nancy Pelosi as one of U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Leaders for 2007.

November 15, 2007 - In my story about the fossil fuel-funded attack on the Center for Climate Strategies, I incorrectly reported that the group "embraced" gas taxes.

November 1, 2007 - by Bill Quigley, Guest Contributor  

October 26, 2007 - While President Bush has used the California fires as an opportunity to swipe at Louisiana Gov.