Environment

October 20, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Wordjunky wonders in comments below if the Japanese might be willing to take back their Kudzu as part of any trade agreements with the South.

October 18, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal The Marguerite Casey Foundation has released the results of a poll on attitudes towards poverty:

October 18, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Former North Carolina Senator and Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards has a message for students:

October 17, 2005 - Today, teams of architects and designers will unveil their plans for rebuilding Mississippi towns ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, the first product coming out of the state's Mississippi Renewal Forum.

October 13, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal N.O. considers bypassing historic preservation law

October 13, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Spike Lee is set to produce a documentary on Katrina for HBO called "When the Levee Broke." There's no word on what direction the documentary will take, but one can assume it will explore the racial dimensions of the catastrophe.

October 13, 2005 - (Cross-posted at DKos and elsewhere)

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 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: