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What do you know about poverty? Take this quiz.
Half in Ten Campaign has a new interactive quiz on poverty. Try it. Share it with your friends.
November 2011 E-Newsletter: How do Advent, Occupy Wall Street, and the Vatican connect?
The November JustSouth E-newsletter focuses on Occupy and a revolution of hope, the shattering of immigrant families, and the Vatican's recent statement on world financial reform.
USCCB to hold January 11-13, 2012 national conference on state and local immigration initiatives
USCCB to hold a national conference on state and local immigration initiatives and immigration reform January 11-13, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Fr. Ted Arroyo, SJ, discusses Alabama's anti-immigrant law with NJN
On November 15, Fr. Ted Arroyo, SJ, discussed Alabama's recent anti-immigrant law, considered one of the strictest in the U.S., with National Jesuit News. Click here to listen to the podcast.
October 2011 E-Newsletter focuses on stealth class warfare, Alabama's new anti-immigrant law, and the hidden border of whiteness
The three core articles of the October JustSouth E-Newsletter focus on stealth class warfare, Alabama's new anti-immigrant law, and the effect of whiteness on immigration policy and more.
New JustSouth Quarterly for Fall 2011
The new JustSouth Quarterly features articles on repealing the death penalty in Louisiana, Catholic Social Thought and the death penalty, the debt debate, and an immigrant's experience in detention.
Catholic Theologians Call to Abolish the Death Penalty
Over 150 Catholic theologians have signed a September 26th statement calling for the abolition of the death penalty.
August E-News on US Debt, Gulf South Kids, and Deportation Policies
The August 31st JustSouth E-Newsletter discussed who will pay for the debt limit deal of late July, the findings of the 2011 KIDS COUNT report on the Gulf South states, and the Obama Administration's new policies on "prosecutorial discretion" in deportation proceedings.
A Curious Case of Racial Amnesia
“Is it a prerequisite for jury service that you do not object to the Confederate flag flying outside the courthouse?”1 This is a real and legal question 150 years after the Civil War.
Employment Slow to Rebound
Millions of Gulf South workers face still greater challenges Many commentators assume that, because there are economic indicators that the “great recession” has ended, workers are back to work and our national and regional troubles are at end. Far from it.