Mississippi

The Number One Form of Child Abuse in America

Diane Dimond | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living


Diane Dimond

They are parents who have walked away from the most precious obligation one can have -- their own children.

Culture Zohn: Here's to Eddie and Michael and Barack: Three Who Have Changed the World

Patricia Zohn | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics


Patricia Zohn

I thought, maybe finally the last barriers separating blacks from believing they can get, and will get, what they strive for, can begin to be crossed.

Mississippi's Largest Paper Endorses Obama

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 11.02.2008 | Media


Robert S. McElvaine

No major media organ was more intransigent in its support for segregation and its opposition to the civil rights movement than the Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi.

Fifty Years later, the Oldest Survivor of Death Row USA Casts Ballot for Obama

Joan Cheever | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home


Joan Cheever

Moreese Bickham spent 13, 695 days behind bars; 37 years and six months in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. He stayed 14 years and 10 months on Loui...

October car/truck sales reports - Fuel for Obama campaign

Steve Parker | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics


Steve Parker

This Monday, the new car and truck sales reports for the month of October will be announced, and are expected to be the worst in 25-or-more years. T...

Time to Rise Above Racism and Self-Interest

Rachel Farris | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home


Rachel Farris

There are thousands of people in this country like my Uncle Billy, and they will go to the polls on November 4th with ignorance settled deep in their souls.

Karl Rove, Jeff Larson and Red Leather

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

In a clear-cut case of wearing too many hats, Jeff Larson, until now mostly known as a guy who knows Karl Rove way too well, has been exposed as the man behind Sarah Palin's red leather top, and another $140,000+ of wardrobe changes.

Just When You Thought You Were American -- Conservatives Say Not So Fast

Burns Strider | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics


Burns Strider

Palin has decided that you are not a real American, maybe you are even anti-American, if you either don't have the same views as they do or you are from the wrong part of the nation, or both.

You Mean Obama Won?

Chris Nelson | Posted 10.01.2008 | Home


Chris Nelson

I saw visions of countless people connecting with Everyman McCain just as they did with Bush, watching in awe as he repeatedly put the uppity Hawaiian equivocator with the funny name in his place.

Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

All told, 20 states are currently at high risk of loss by the Republican party in either the presidential election, the Senate race, or both. How is that for expanding the playing field?

Oxford Debates the Debates

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

If this debate doesn't go off as scheduled, that will be bad news for Washington, too. The people of Oxford are already mad. They'll be madder.

Why Friday's Debate May Hobble the GOP

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Stephen C. Rose

Friday's debate emphasizing McCain's alleged strength -- security and foreign affairs -- may prove a minus for the Republican candidate.

How Barack Obama Can Win The First Debate

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics


Stephen C. Rose

By Stephen C. Rose Far be it from me (or anyone else) to instruct Barack. Here, I have merely compiled a short compendium of suggested turning-point...

The Disposable Military: "The Tumor of The Unknown Soldier"

R. B. Stuart | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics


R. B. Stuart

Recently, the Chaplains at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in DC who houses 800 ill and recovering soldiers at a time, has begun weekly tributes at...

Haley Barbour Tries to Rig an Election in Mississippi

Matthew Miller | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


Matthew Miller

Eight years after the country watched Republicans use every procedural trick possible to stack the deck in their favor during the Florida recount, Republicans in Mississippi are doing the same thing.

New Orleans Exhales, Then Gasps Again

Harry Shearer | Posted 09.05.2008 | Politics


Harry Shearer

A couple of very prominent Senators currently running for president might want to consider something when they arrive in Oxford, Mississippi in three weeks for their first debate.

Bias At Homeland Security Led To Poor Site For $451 Mil. Lab

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department swept aside evaluations of government experts and named Mississippi _ home to powerful U.S. lawmak...

McCain's Problem with White Voters

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

It is McCain who needs to score exceptionally well among white voters, better in fact than any other Republican presidential candidate in the past 20 years, including George H. W. Bush.

Friday Talking Points [40] -- Obama Shines, McCain Whines

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Be careful what you wish for, John. That seems to be the message of the week for Senator John McCain. He took some campaign consultant's idea a few w...

Young Voters, Identity Politics

Ben Terris | Posted 07.21.2008 | Home


Ben Terris

"McCain understands people like him better than he does people like us, so his tax plans will help the rich, not the people who need it the most. I want to vote for someone who will look out for me."

Solar Cells, Turbo-Diesels Spell Future For Cars

Steve Parker | Posted 07.12.2008 | Green


Steve Parker

Many news reports the past two days have been about Toyota's intention to build the next-generation gas/electric hybrid Prius at a factory now under c...

Next Toyota Prius to Be Built in US, But "Karoshi," or Death By Overwork," Tempers the Company' s Announcement

Steve Parker | Posted 07.11.2008 | Business


Steve Parker

Trying to make death by overwork acceptable to any society, because survivors are able to get some monetary benefit is ridiculous, repulsive and outrageous.

Top GOP Senator: "If You Have An R In Front Of Your Name, You Better Run Scared"

Los Angeles Times | Janet Hook | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics


Mississippi, one of the nation's most conservative states, has not elected a Democratic senator in a quarter-century. It has voted for Republican pres...

Top GOP VP Choices: Failed Business Leaders, Former Dems, Confirmed Bachelors and Creationists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

If you thought the Republican primary field was a bit of a joke, wait until you get a closer look at the front runners for the vice presidential slot.

Obama's Sort Of Audacious Southern Strategy

Ben Mishkin | Posted 07.03.2008 | Home


Barack Obama's "Southern Strategy" based on expected "historic turnout in the African-American community" has come under scrutiny recently, setting off a new round of debate on the matter in the blogosphere.