When the BP Deepwater Horizon rig blew up off the Louisiana coast on April 20, 2010, it triggered what would turn out to be the worst oil spill in U.S. history, with almost 200 million gallons pouring into the Gulf of Mexico before the well was capped three months later.
Oil-covered pelicans and struggling fishing families became common symbols...
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Other Recent Issues of Southern Exposure
In 2008, fully one-third of Electoral College votes for president coming from Southern states went to Democrat Barack Obama, who went on to become the nation's first African-American president.
What do the 2008 elections tell us about the...
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Excerpt from the Intro:
Religious faith has always been a powerful force in American life. Writing in the early igth century, French chronicler Alexis de Tocqueville observed that American civilization "is the result ... of two distinct...
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A Global Human Rights Perspective on a National Disaster
Institute for Southern Studies
Southern Exposure (Vol. 35, Nos. 1 & 2)
Hurricane Katrina was not only a domestic tragedy: The U.S. government's insufficient efforts to prevent...
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The Katrina Crisis and a Community Agenda for Action
Institute for Southern Studies
Southern Exposure (Vol. 35, Nos. 3 & 4) August/September 2007
On September 15, 2005, President Bush pledged that our nation would "do what it takes, and...
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The Costs of Being the "Most Military-Friendly State in America"
Institute for Southern Studies
Southern Exposure (Vol. 35, Nos. 1 & 2)
March 2007
Billboards across the state declare North Carolina's motto: "Most military-...
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The State of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
Institute for Southern Studies
Southern Exposure (Vol. XXXIV, Nos. 3 & 4)
Aug/Sept 2006
Hurricane Katrina shook the world as millions watched in horror not only at the devastating winds and...
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The State of New Orleans by Numbers Six Months After Hurricane Katrina
A Special Report by Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch
Southern Exposure (Vol. 34, No. 1 & 2)
February/March 2006
It's been six months since Hurricane Katrina hit, and...
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150 Years of Asian/Southern Intersections
Vol. 33, Nos. 1-2 Summer 2005
The issue investigates an important but frequently-ignored subject: the close ties between Asia and the U.S. South. Among the in-depth features:
They Were Fighters: The...
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How natural are natural disasters?
Vol. 32, Nos. 1-4 Winter 2004
COVER SECTION
Letter from the Publisher: Acts of God? by Chris Kromm
Fear and Flooding in North Carolina by Sue Sturgis
A hurricane-harried African-American town lives with the...
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Southern Exposure investigates the new war profiteers
Southern Exposure (Vol. 31, Nos. 3 & 3)
Winter 2003/2004
COVER SECTION
Introduction: Making a Killing by Chris Kromm
As long as there has been war, there have been enterprising...
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