Politics
September 30, 2009 -
Lost in much of the health reform debate is what reform would mean to rural communities. This is surprising, given that -- as the U.S.
September 24, 2009 -
A new study uses post-Katrina data to examine the wide and stark disparities in the life expectancy, educational attainment, and incomes of African Americans and whites in Louisiana.
September 22, 2009 -
Local lawmakers across the South are stepping up to weigh in on the health care debate.
September 21, 2009 -
Last week's decision by Congress to to bar federal funding to ACORN was notable not only for the lopsided vote margins (83-7 in the Senate, 345-75 in the House) but also be
September 18, 2009 -
The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to cut off federal funds to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now or ACORN, a national grassroots group that advocates for poor and modest-income families. The House vote of 345 to 75 came three days after the Senate cut off Housing and Urban Development funding to the group.