A coalition of groups in New Orleans has launched the Louisiana/Haiti Sustainable Village Project to provide housing, infrastructure and other services to Haiti's earthquake survivors. More...
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Senators who opposed jobs bill come from states hit hard by unemployment
As in the recent vote on extending unemployment benefits, many Senators voting against a measure to help jobless constituents hail from states with above-average unemployment rates. More...
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Georgia worries about uptick in H1N1 cases
THURS 3/18 | Health department officials in Atlanta report a jump in flu cases, with most of the victims people of color and women. They blame low vaccination rates and a lack of access to health care. More...
TURNING THE LOCK-EM-UP TIDE: State prison populations decline for first time since 1972
WED 3/17 | After two decades of putting record numbers behind bars, cash-strapped states switched gears and looked to less costly alternatives -- resulting in the first decline in state prison populations in 38 years. But not all states are laying down the prison keys. More...
A critical look at plans for uranium mining in Virginia
WED 3/17 | The Southern Environmental Law Center has released a video about plans to mine uranium in the Roanoke River basin of Southside Virginia near the North Carolina border. More...
In Baton Rouge, more evidence of police misconduct after Hurricane Katrina
WED 3/17 | A Louisiana newspaper has published an exposé describing a pattern of racist and abusive behavior by city policy officers following the disaster. The twist? The accusations were made by cops sent from other states to help with post-storm policing. More...
Ending North Carolina's dependence on dirty coal
TUES 3/16 | A clean-energy advocacy group is organizing a campaign to shut down all coal plants in the state within 15 years -- something its new analysis finds to be a realistic goal. More...
CENSUS WATCH: Rights groups ask ICE to stop raids for Census
MON 3/15 Immigrant rights advocates are calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take action to decrease fear within immigrant communities and encourage their participation in the 2010 Census. More...
Investigations & Reports
Top 10 Stories of 2009 #1: The biggest eco-disaster you never heard about (unless you read Facing South)
DECEMBER 2009 | Facing South was one of the first to report on the huge -- and hugely under-reported -- coal ash disaster last in Tennessee last December: the biggest industrial waste accident in U.S. history, and a warning to millions of Americans living near similarly unregulated coal waste dumps. More...
Top 10 Stories of 2009 #2: The hidden battles over health reform
DECEMBER 2009 | Despite wall-to-wall coverage of the health reform debate, the media missed some of the biggest stories -- which get to the heart of power, profit and politics in Washington. More...
Top 10 Stories of 2009 #3: What really happened at Three Mile Island?
DECEMBER 2009 | 30 years ago, disaster struck at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. In an in-depth investigation this April, Facing South revealed flaws in the official story of what happened -- and what it means for the new "nuclear revival." More...
Top 10 Stories of 2009 #4: The best research money can buy
DECEMBER 2009 | When the battle over the Employee Free Choice Act geared up this spring, the media trumpeted a study claiming the labor bill would cost thousands of jobs. They forgot to mention it was based on shoddy research and paid for by corporate interests. More...
Broken promises follow Tennessee coal ash disaster
DECEMBER 2009 | A year after a massive coal ash spill in east Tennessee, residents say the TVA has yet to confront the aftermath -- and Washington has failed to ensure millions of Americans won't be vulnerable to similar disasters. More...
SPECIAL REPORT: How is Obama doing on Gulf Coast recovery?
AUGUST 2009 | In the Katrina-devastated Gulf Coast, the election of Barack Obama and a new Congress brought new hope. But four years after the storm, an Institute survey finds many local leaders believe Obama hasn't lived up to his promises. More...
More Recent Coverage
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan was in Selma, Ala. this week to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Bloody Sunday by announcing an initiative to step up civil rights enforcement in the nation's schools. We look at the issue of educational equity by the numbers. More...
With the average college student carrying $23,200 in debt after graduating, Obama thought reforming student loans was a "no brainer." But now six senate Democrats, several with deep ties to for-profit loan companies, are threatening to kill the bill. More...
A second former New Orleans police officer has been charged in connection with the September 2005 shootings on the Danziger Bridge -- and is tied to another controversial case. More...
The new state jobs numbers are out -- and they show the South is still feeling the brunt of the recession, a fact that has big political implications. More...
More than 200 citizens from across the country have descended on the nation's capital to lobby for an end to mountaintop removal coal mining. The effort comes as the Obama administration is about to release guidelines for mining operators aimed at curbing MTR's destructive impact on waterways. More...
International Women's Day often gets short shrift in the United States, but women's groups in one Texas city are raising its profile -- and a little hell -- while bolstering a hotel organizing drive. More...
In an already tough election year, Obama and Democrats face an especially daunting challenge in the South. If they want to turn things around, history suggests the best bet may be tapping the region's rich vein of economic populism. More...
