If you take the IHL Board at their word, the University of Mississippi’s educational and social mission is subordinate to the quest for financial returns.
Commentary: The College Board?s dismissal of Dan Jones sets a dangerous precedent Read Post »
Don’t take the unjustified firing of Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones lying down.
If you want to stand with Dan Jones, here’s what you can do Read Post »
Will the Legislature mortgage the state’s long-term fiscal health for an election year boost? Check back for updates.
Ten things you should know about Mississippi’s tax cut plans Read Post »
The following speech by U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves — Mississippi’s second African American federal judge — has been shared widely since it was read in his courtroom?on February 10. The occasion was a sentencing hearing for the perpetrators of a modern-day lynching: the brutal murder of James Craig Anderson by white teenagers in 2011. Many outlets have republished Judge Reeves’ powerful words in their entirety, and we choose to be among them.
‘My Mississippi, Your Mississippi, and Our Mississippi’ Read Post »
It makes it harder to pass. Plain and simple.
What does the Legislature’s alternative mean for Initiative 42? Read Post »
Nearly 10 out of every 1,000 children do not survive their first year of life, making Mississippi one of the riskiest places to be born in the developed world.
These are the countries with lower infant mortality rates than Mississippi Read Post »
The governor of the country’s poorest state has exhausted all the stereotpyes about poverty. This is his last legislative session before reelection to address the needs of real people.
Even when “The Colbert Report” hit close to home, it was hard not to laugh.
Stephen Colbert’s best Mississippi-themed segments Read Post »
The handful of Mississippians who have risen from poverty to prominence occupy more space in our imaginations — and our TVs, books, blogs, etc. — than combined stories of the 256,000 Mississippi children currently living in poverty.
The myth that allows Mississippi to ignore a third of its children Read Post »
Mississippi’s football success is getting very, very expensive.
Egg Bowl ticket or rent? Which would you pick? Read Post »
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