The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Economic Development By Mark Levinson Vol. 1, No. 3, 1978, p. 24 The debate over Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) is one of the perennial attractions of the Georgia legislature. Each year, when all the other issues have
SOUTHERN WOMEN By Staff Vol. 1, No. 6, 1979, pp. 27-28 Women are now in the majority of college students in the South, according to an analysis by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) of preliminary statistics of last fall’s
Facing the Universal Imperatives By Ray Marshall Vol. 1, No. 7, 1979, pp. 16-18 [Introduction] The world that we live in has changed; is changing, dangerous and uncertain – and I think that if you take a look at the
The Threat of Hunger and Ill-Health By Ray Wheeler Vol. 2, No. 2., 1979, pp. 5-8 The existence of hunger and malnutrition among the poor and occurring throughout the United States has been established beyond debate. It seems likely also
Economic Development By Harold Moon Vol. 2, No. 2., 1979, pp. 23 More than half of the 11 Southern states are ranked among the worst in the nation in administering fair and equitable taxes according to a recent report of
Economic Development By Steve Suitts Vol. 2, No. 3, 1979, pp. 27 While the South continues to show signs of rapid economic activity, the rate of unemployment in the region, which has not been an historically severe problem as in
Too Poor for Food Stamps By Staff Vol. 2, No. 4, 1980, pp. 3-4 Almost eight million poor Americans did not have ample food during this holiday season because of barriers and restrictions in the federal food stamp program. In
Survival Week Protests Budget Cuts By anis Sharp Powell Vol. 2, No. 7, 1980, p. 4 “No cuts in poor people’s programs” was the message being sent to Congress and the nation by the poor people and labor, civil rights,
The Measure of Poverty By Pablo Einsenberg Vol. 2, No. 7, 1980, pp. 5-6 When Lyndon Johnson proclaimed his unconditional War on Poverty in 1964, no one knew precisely the number or even the definition of “poor.” As a result,
The Reagan Impact On the South’s Poor By Steve Suitts Vol. 4, No. 2, 1982, pp. 15-16 More than three decades ago, after the country had climbed up from the Deep Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt said that the South was