Not Done Yet
After more than 35 years and a dozen albums, Alejandro Escovedo is a musician’s musician and a critics’ darling.
Nobody as Good: 7evenThirty
“Y’all know me as Marques. We hang out; we’re friends. Y’all know me on a personal level. Now, it is happening more that people only know me as 7evenThirty. That is weird,” he tells me.
First Person
My vote from here on out goes to those who promise they will do everything in their power to allow my daughter to live in a humane society.
Question o' the Week: What is the Single Most Important Issue at Stake in the November Election?
What is the single most important issue at stake in the November election?
You & JFP
Name: Bryan Doyle Location: Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Age: 28 Occupation: Journalist, POLITICO
A Right to Choose at Nissan
A growing number of workers in recent months have called for an election to determine whether the United Auto Workers should represent them.
Down-home Delight
When I was working in the city of Mobile, Ala., back in the early ’90s, I found the most down-home restaurant ever.
Election Day Style
The country has debated, analyzed, parsed and picked at this election until we’re all way too blue (or red) in the face, but we’ve finally reached the end, and now it’s time to enjoy Election Day.
Now It’s Serious
Things just got serious. We have less than a week until the election, and I hope everyone understands how close this race is.
Election Day: What Mississippi Voters Need to Know
Election Day is Nov. 6, and many may not know where to go or what to do. Don't worry we got it covered.
Energy And LGBT Illustrated
November the 6th is around the corner, so it's time to re-evaluate the facts and vote.
Obamacare vs. Romneycare
“States could avoid some of the enrollment cuts generated by the block grant by increasing spending from their own resources, but completely avoiding enrollment cuts would require very large increases in spending to offset the reduction in federal funds,” the Kaiser paper states.
On Values and Votes
Though we shared our precious faith, we did not altogether share the same politics.
On the Ballot - The Candidates
Confused on who's running or not? Here is a list of candidates that are running for public office to help your decision.
The Candidates’ Plans: How Will They Affect Mississippi?
With less than a week before the presidential election, polls show the two frontrunners neck-and-neck in a campaign focused largely on health care and economic issues.
Factcheck: Morris, Nunnelee Debate in Oxford
On Oct. 25, incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee (1st District) met Democratic challenger Brad Morris, an Oxford attorney, at the University of Mississippi for a half-hour face-off.
Health-Care Industry Needs Healthy Workers
It's no secret that when it comes to the health of Mississippians, we rank at or near the bottom of nearly every well-being marker, from obesity to infant mortality.
Frank Figgers
At Tougaloo College, Frank Figgers worked part-time for the Jackson Human Rights Project. One of the projects "arms" was the Georgetown Liberation School, which later changed its name to the Georgetown Black and Proud School and, ultimately, the Black and Proud Elementary School.
The Deal With a Racist Devil
We seem to be going backward, not forward, on race and other bigotry issues.
What's in Your Food?
A black swan event is generally defined as an unforeseen catastrophe that only in hindsight seems obvious or inevitable.