Environment
July 13, 2006 -
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved an additional $4.2 billion in funding for Louisiana homeowners affected by Katrina:
July 11, 2006 -
The Bush administration has released storm protection plans for Louisiana that some say are severely lacking:
July 10, 2006 -
[Will be light bloggin from Chris this week while he's on vacation.]
July 7, 2006 -
This has been a especially deadly year to be a miner.
July 7, 2006 -
The South has more of its population in prisons or jails than any other part of the country. It's also the region where workers have the fewest rights. Put these elements together, and you have the modern-day equivalent of the convict leasing system, as described in a revealing story in the New York Times this week:
July 2, 2006 -
The Pew Center recently released a poll on what issues are of most importance to the U.S. public. The headline for their report is "No Clamor for Amendment From Flag-Waving Public," which is clearly true. But the poll reveals some other useful information for progressives.
June 29, 2006 -
Speaking in support of his anti-flag burning amendment, Orrin Hatch said from the Senate floor yesterday: