100 Days Since the BP Gulf Oil Disaster Began, NOLA Natives Explain Disaster is Not Over

By: Friday July 30, 2010 8:36 am

One hundred days after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded creating the worst environmental disaster in the world’s history, those who live down along the Gulf coast in the areas that have been most impacted are standing strong and reminding the world that, while the well gushing oil may have been capped and while BP CEO Tony Hayward may be going to Siberia, the disaster is not over.

Sharks and Oil Spell Trouble in the Gulf of Mexico

By: Monday June 21, 2010 10:12 am

Signs of damage from the BP oil spill are becoming increasingly evident off Alabama’s coast.

Obama Assassination Used as a Teaching Tool in Alabama

By: Tuesday May 18, 2010 10:06 am

A math teacher used a presidential assassination as an example for helping his students understand geometry.

Watercooler – Best Political Ad Ever?

By: Sunday May 16, 2010 7:00 pm

This might be the best political ad ever. (And the scariest!)

It’s Time to Hold Wall Street Accountable

By: Friday May 14, 2010 1:53 pm

Almost two years have passed since the taxpayers of America gave the titans of Wall Street more than $700 billion to keep the world’s economic system from plunging into another world-wide Great Depression.

Is Oil Spill About to Give Alabamians What We Deserve?

By: Friday April 30, 2010 9:53 am

Alabama has consistently sucked up to big oil. Now we are about to pay a big price.

The Solid South

By: Saturday April 10, 2010 9:01 pm

It is a popular today to say that the South has switched from voting Democratic to Republican. Many people are fond of looking at previous electoral maps. Hey, isn’t that funny – the states have completely switched parties. It’s like the Republicans have recreated the Solid South.

That statement is unequivocally false. Most people have no idea how unbelievably Democratic the Solid South was. For half a century, Democrats in the Deep South did about as well as the Communist Party did in Soviet Union elections.

What on Earth Explains Sarah Palin’s Appeal?

By: Monday November 23, 2009 10:36 am

Sarah Palin’s book tour stops in Alabama today. Why are people standing in long lines for a chance to catch a glimpse of her?

The Aftermath of a “Racial Prosecution” Under Bush

By: Wednesday November 4, 2009 5:59 pm

The case of Alex Latifi, an Alabama defense contractor, is one of the ugliest chapters in the Bush DOJ. The fight for justice is ongoing.

GOP Governor Shows Astounding Hypocrisy on Gambling

By: Monday November 2, 2009 5:58 pm

Alabama Governor Bob Riley says he is anti-gambling. But his actions–and those of his associates–say something else.

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