By David Underhill â MOBILE, Ala â âHe was his slave.â The man was casually describing the connection between a relative and âan old black manâ who worked on an extended-family tract outside the city. They rode around together in the relative’s truck doing chores, he said, and the âslaveâ was allowed to live in…
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Voting in Mississippi, 2014 and 1964
By Robert Reich – Mississippi used its new voter-identification law for the first time Tuesday — requiring voters to show a driver’s license or other government-issued photo ID at the polls. The official reason given for the new law is alleged voter fraud, although the state hasn’t been able to provide any evidence that voter…
Hey Alabama: You Can’t Thank God for Mississippi Anymore
Wyoming Replaces Alabama as the Most Conservative State in the U.S.
The Word ‘Liberal’ is Experiencing a Resurgence in American Life – By Glynn Wilson – Could it be that the people of my home state are finally starting to get their news online and waking up to the ravages of run amok corporate capitalism and the do-nothing nature of conservative Republicans who don’t know how…