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The Unbelievable Brutality Unleashed on Kids in For-Profit Prisons

Booth Gunter, Southern Poverty Law Center. May 8, 2012.

Privatization of the youth prison industry handed soaring profits to GEO, but a history of brutal injustice to its incarcerated youth and their families.

More and More States Introduce Costly Anti-Immigration Bills

Seth Hoy, Immigration Impact. February 9, 2012.

Despite the devastating consequences of state immigration laws in Alabama and Arizona, legislators in other states have introduced similar enforcement bills this year.

24 States Enacted 92 Abortion Restrictions In 2011

Igor Volsky, ThinkProgress. January 8, 2012.

Lawmakers across the nation pursued a record number of reproductive health and rights-related provisions in 2011. Here's a rundown of the worst.

How A Reproductive Justice Campaign in Mississippi Can Defeat the Anti-Sex Right and Save the Vote

Loretta Ross, RH Reality Check. October 31, 2011.

Fighting Mississippi's frightening fetal personhood law will require an intersectional campaign that also works against those trying to deny people of color the vote.

In Mississippi, Latinos Rebuild The Coast and Revitalize The Economy, But Are Still Targeted by Harsh Raids

Marcelo Ballve, New American Media. September 15, 2011.

Since 2005, Hispanics have been pouring into Mississippi, helping to rebuild the coast and comprising a vital force in the state's economy.

What Shocking New Polls on Republican Attitudes Toward Slavery, Interracial Marriage Say About the Modern GOP

Chauncey DeVega, AlterNet. April 11, 2011.

In a recent survey, almost half of Mississippi Republican voters polled said interracial marriage should be illegal. Sad thing is, that's not even very surprising.

Scott Sisters Freed! Gov. Barbour Demands a Kidney for their Freedom

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. December 30, 2010.

In a surprising act of compassion, the Mississippi governor has commuted the sentences of two sisters jailed for 16 years for an $11 armed robbery.

Mississippi Shrimpers Find Oil Throughout Waters, Refuse To Trawl

Dahr Jamail, IPS News. August 30, 2010.

They tied an absorbent rag to a weighted hook, dropped it overboard, then pulled it up to find it covered in a mix of BP's crude oil and toxic dispersants.

Americans Are Learning Medicine the Cuban Way

Julia Landau, East Bay Express. February 5, 2010.

The Bay Area is a hub for new doctors who want to practice family medicine and help the poor, yet had to leave the country to learn how to do it.

Mississippi Growing: Farmer's Market Builds Roots in African-American Community

Mississippi Growing: Farmer's Market Builds Roots in African-American Community

Habiba Alcindor, The Nation. December 31, 2009.

In Mileston, Miss., the struggle against poor nutrition and poverty is being fought in the black community's own backyard.

Church 'N' State: Mississippi Sponsors Abstinence Fair

Church 'N' State: Mississippi Sponsors Abstinence Fair

General JC Christian, Jesus' General. September 18, 2009.

An open letter.

Mississippi Pol Said to Be an Ally of Gov. Haley Barbour Addresses Infamous Racist Group

Heidi Beirich, SPLC's Hate Watch. July 7, 2009.

State Sen. Lydia Chassaniol speaks to the CCC, and admits membership to the organization.

John McCain Is Getting It All Wrong (Again)

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. March 9, 2009.

McCain is attacking many of the items in the spending bill that are entirely worthwhile projects.

Does Your State Forbid Atheists From Holding Public Office?

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. February 18, 2009.

Arkansas might let atheists run for office, at last.

Alice Walker and Bob Moses Reflect on an Obama Presidency and the Struggle for African Americans to Vote

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 21, 2009.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Walker and civil rights hero Moses on the struggles that paved the way for Obama's success.

After Immigration Raid, a Pastor Tries to Calm the Chaos

Marcelo Ballve, New America Media. October 30, 2008.

Pastor Roberto Velez became a leader of an emerging Hispanic community in Mississippi after ICE arrested 595 workers at a local transformer plant.

In Mississippi, Immigration Raid Tests Community's Cross-Racial Bonds

Marcelo Ballve, New America Media. October 14, 2008.

Laurel had begun to piece together a civic coexistence, binding together black, white and immigrant communities.

Shock Jocks Watch: Savage Gets Dropped in Cleveland

Satyam, ThinkProgress. July 25, 2008.

"[Michael Savage] is a knucklehead, and I want to get rid of him."

Hate-Speech Connoisseur Michael Savage Goes After Autism; Gets Pulled From Mississippi Airwaves

Steven D., Booman Tribune. July 23, 2008.

"I'll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism is."

Remembering Medgar Evers

Brave New Films, Democracy Now!. June 18, 2008.

Democracy Now! pays tribute to the civil rights icon.

Red-Faced GOP Turns Blue Over Mississippi Loss

Daniel DiRito, The All Spin Zone. May 14, 2008.

Democratic candidates continue to win elections even in the reddest of red states

Obama Wins Big in Mississippi Despite 'Limbaugh Effect'

John K. Wilson, Huffington Post. March 13, 2008.

Obama won handily despite a sizable number of Republicans voting for Clinton in the Democratic primary.

Obama Cruises to Easy Mississippi Win, Six-Week Slog to Pennsylvania Begins

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report. March 12, 2008.

Barack Obama’s fortunes have turned around a bit of late.

Mississippi Goes for Obama Big Time

Chris Bowers, Open Left. March 11, 2008.

Barack Obama takes 91% of the black vote and a 22 point lead over Hillary Clinton with 98% of the vote in.

With March 4th Behind Them, What's Next for Hillary and Obama?

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report. March 5, 2008.

Clinton and Obama will constantly be battling for position, of course, but there are rumors that Obama has a couple of tricks up his sleeve.

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