The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
CDC Study Reveals–South’s Hysterectomy Rate Highest By AET Vol. 8, No. 3, 1986, pp. 13-14 Nearly five million American women underwent hysterectomies in the last decade, making this procedure one of the most frequently performed operations for women of reproductive
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The Climate for Workers in the U.S.: Summary of a Study by the Southern Labor Institute. A Special Project of the Southern Regional Council By Ray Marshall Vol. 8, No. 4, 1986, pp. 1-2 The challenge facing the South is
The Climate for Workers: Where Does the South Stand? By Kenny Johnson and Marilyn Scurlock Vol. 8, No. 4, 1986, pp. 3-15 We believe the true test of economic conditions is how working people–the vast majority of citizens–fare in these
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More Cuts for the Poor By Staff Vol. 9, No. 1, 1987, pp. 1-2 Most attention to President Reagan’s proposed 1987 budget has been placed on the overall size of the budget and the record-breaking deficits. But this budget is
Unseen Partners in the Economy By Barbara Ellen Smith Vol. 9, No. 3, 1987, pp. 4-6 Women have long been “unseen partners” in agricultural production. They have been partners in the sense that their field labor in direct production and
The Poverty of Reaganomics By Staff Vol. 9, No. 4, 1987, pp. 1-2 In its twilight years the Reagan Administration is returning to its extravagant rhetoric about having created the “opportunity society.” According to Administration officials–proud of low inflation and
Framing the Debate from a Worker’s View By Ken Johnson Vol. 10, No. 2, 1988, pp. 24-25 For more than two decades, Southern governments, Chambers of Commerce, business supporters and others, when measuring the South’s economic well-being and quality of
Poverty Rate Climbs Despite Recovery By Cindy Noe Vol. 10, No. 6, 1988, p. 18 Although the nation is in its fifth year of economic recovery, some eight million more Americans were poor in 1987–a total of 32.5 million–than in
On Homelessness By Jonathan Kozol Vol. 11, No. 2, 1989, p. 17 I met a homeless man in San Antonio who could stand in for many. He fits none of the stereotypes. Wasn’t crazy. He wasn’t lazy, he wasn’t a
In the Governor’s Year of the Child, a Call for Alabama Arise By Carolynne B. Scott Vol. 11, No. 3, 1989, pp. 7-9 Governor Guy Hunt has proclaimed 1989 to be the Year of the Child in Alabama. For the
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