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Information about the People's Right to Housing Mini-Assembly hosted by ONE DC at the Black Workers and Wellness Center on Martin Luther King Avenue in Southeast, Washington. Topics discussed include analyzing and tackling key causes of neglect and displacement of low-income tenants of the communities east of the Anacostia River, educating residents about displacement and preparing them to collectively fight those involved in the dispersal of longtime Washingtonians.

Discusses the growth of the logging industry in the Southeastern United States. Increasing number of chip mills.

The article discusses the Abbeville Institute, a little-known group of scholars of the American South who study a Southern way of life. They hold positions in mainstream colleges and universities, such as Emery University, but feel that their thinking does not get fair attention in such places. They do not publish in mainstream journals but hold a conference once a year to share their research and develop younger scholars in the field. They claim that the United States was formed by secession and that secessionism is the best way to combat a growing central government. Their founder, Donald W. Livingston, is a professor of philosophy at Emory. Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center says they border on white supremacism and that they want to rewrite history to favor whites.

Deals with the use of the rural music of the Southern region of the United States in the movie `O Brother, Where Art Thou?' by Joel and Ethan Coen. Function of the music in the film; Views on the disjunction between the apparent singer and the song of the film.

The article discusses the an increase in seismic activity in the southwest U.S., cites scientific studies which dismiss the media's claims that hydraulic fracturing is responsible for earthquakes, and suggests that the wastewater injection technique used in industrial operations can cause tremors.

The article reports on the Women Veterans ROCK!, rally and Veterans Day celebration at Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus in Southeast in the U.S. on November 11, 2011. The event programs are discussed including a tribute and remembrance ceremony, recognition awards, musical selections and a dance performance. Problems faced by the Veterans including homelessness, difficulty in readjustment to civilian life, and post traumatic stress disorder are also discussed.

The article reports that fellows of the Institute for Southern Jewish Life including Allie Goldman, Lauren Fredman, and Sarah Silverman will give a boost to Jewish life in the American South through providing professional Jewish educational resources to small Jewish communities.