The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
The Inner Life of the Deadly Machine By Helen Shortal Vol. 12, No. 5, 1990, pp. 7-10 Building Bombs. Produced and directed by Mark Mori and Susan Robinson. Building Bombs is making news. Both CNN and NBC News have broadcast
What Toxic Waste Facilities Attract By Staff Vol. 12, No. 5, 1990, p. 10 The plight of Sumter County, Ala., is a good example for those who may be considering a toxic waste facility in their community or state. Waste
‘Freedom Buses’ Roll Along Cancer Alley By Ellen Spears Vol. 15, No. 1, 1993, pp. 1-11 On the weekend of December 4-6, 1992, more than 2,000 activists from around the South and the nation joined in an unprecedented gathering in
Save Our Cumberland Mountains—The Courage to Work for Justice By Connie White Vol. 15, No. 2, 1993, pp. 11-15 The following essay on the work and vision of SOCM (Save Our Cumberland Mountains) was presented as a talk to the
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A Question of Power: Race and Democracy in Rural Electric Co-ops By Henry Leifermann with Pat Wehner Vol. 18, No. 3-4, 1996 pp. 3-15 Throughout rural America, few institutions are as powerful, economically significant, and effectively unregulated as electric and
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A Different Type of Development Henry Liefermann and Preston Quesenberry –H.L. AND P.Q. Vol. 18, No. 3-4, 1996 pp. 19-21 It took a coalition of whites and blacks to win the only election victory at a local utility co-op during
Deregulation: “Wheeling” Over Rural Customers Preston Quesenberry Vol. 18, No. 3-4, 1996 pp. 24-26 The proposed deregulation of electric utilities is emerging as yet another obstacle to rural electric cooperatives becoming a progressive force in their communities. Currently, electric co-ops
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The Newtown Story: One Community’s Fight for Environmental Justice By Ellen Griffith Spears; Photos by Michael A. Schwarz Vol. 20, No. 4, 1998 pp. 12-15 The following excerpt is from The Newtown Story: One Community’s Fight for Environmental Justice, written
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