More than 1,000 uninsured people showed up for a free health clinic at the city's Convention Center on Saturday -- some of whom were very sick but hadn't seen a doctor in years. Did the politicians notice? More...

What's the South thinking about global warming, President Obama and the public option? Read our latest poll roundup and find out. Plus: Deeds done in Virginia? More...

In response to a call from MSNBC News anchor Keith Olbermann, plans are underway to hold a big free health clinic in Arkansas or Louisiana -- states that are home to large numbers of uninsured people as well as key political leaders reluctant to support a public health insurance option. More...

The Movement Vision Lab highlights the impact health reform in rural areas, where people have been hardest-hit by the breakdown in our health insurance system. More...

The Arkansas Blue Dog who's fought to scale back health reform faces questions over a land sale to the nation's 5th-largest pharmacy chain -- and a major player in the health care debate -- that netted Rep. Ross and his wife over $1 million. More...

Firedoglake runs ads across Arkansas targeting conservative Democrats who oppose a public option -- even threatening to replace them in 2010 unless they change course More...

This week, conservative Democrat Rep. Mike Ross came out against a public option for health care. But his district -- which includes the city with the biggest health insurance monopoly in the country, Texarkana -- may be the most in need of an alternative to private insurance. More...

Wal-Mart recently announced that it would require its suppliers to provide information to create a product sustainability index. But is it just greenwashing? More...

How did a small-town Arkansas pharmacist come to be the administration's biggest nemesis on their top domestic issue? More...

As the health care debate heats up, the latest PR blitz from business groups divided the nation's retail industry -- with Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, on one side and the National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade group, on the other. More...

As the recession deepened across the country in 2008, the nation saw a shift in its homeless populations to include more families and more rural and suburban areas. More...

A coalition of health care groups advocating for public health insurance have launched a 10-day television ad campaign targeting senators in 10 states, including Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, and North Carolina. More...

As the debate rages over health care reform, a new study by a group of Harvard doctors found that several major health and life-insurance companies in both the United States and overseas have nearly $4.5 billion invested in tobacco stocks. More...

Texas has both the highest rate and the greatest number of uninsured children of any state. Addressing this problem, Texas lawmakers are poised to take a large and bi-partisan bite out of the number of uninsured children. More...

The campaign for educational benefits for undocumented college students has been heating up all over the country the past few months both at the grassroots level and in the halls of Congress. More...

Across the nation, citizens and lawmakers support the choice of a public health insurance option that will help ensure that all Americans have access to quality and affordable health coverage, the Progressive States Network reports. More...

In contrast to the drumbeat of anti-immigrant attacks in past legislative sessions, this year has seen states across the country proposing in-state college tuition rates for undocumented students. More...

Believe it or not, it's a Democratic Senator from one of the poorest states in the nation. More...

Arkansas will be pushed into the spotlight as the battle over the Employee Free Choice Act heats up in Congress -- where the state's two senators may hold deciding swing votes deciding the bill's fate. More...

Facing massive budget crises, states are beginning to move away from the "lock-'em-up" approach to crime. Is the South ready to make the shift? More...