Why is the South Still Poor?
Across red-state America, especially in the Deep South, recent statistics—such as these Huffington Post graphics—show that the cycle of poverty, in its many manifestations, is unchanged and holding firm. Why is this? It’s easy to say this is how Republicans like to...
War Drums on the Potomac
By releasing the grisly videos of the beheadings of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, ISIS has altered the political landscape here and across the Middle East. America is on fire. “This is beyond anything that we’ve seen,” said...News From Around the South 8/25 – 9/1
TEXAS: State Looks to Superme Court to Block Confederate License Plates AUSTIN — The legal sparring between Texas and supporters of a Confederate battle flag license plate has rumbled into its fifth year, even longer than the Civil War. In the latest volley, the...News from Around the South 8/18 – 8/25
TENNESSEE: ‘Morgan’s Men Return to Greenville’ GREENVILLE, Tenn — Exactly 150 years ago on Sept. 4, 1864, dashing, controversial Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan and his cavalrymen rode into Greeneville from the east. It was a visit fraught...Obiter Dicta
Last week, a half-dozen masked and unidentifiable Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents killed a 37-year-old federal employee, a nurse, by Read More
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LOUISIANA: YouTube channel Louisiana Dread preserves Southern culture by sharing history, folktales Bayou-born YouTube channel Louisiana Dread is serving up swamp monsters, gumbo reviews and history lessons in an effort Read More