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  • Economics

    Women make $9,800 less than men in Mississippi. In other news, Mississippi is one of five states without a pay equity law.

    In honor of Equal Pay Day, Mississippi should resolve to eliminate wage discrimination and other barriers to economic opportunity for women.

    By Megan McRaney
    April 8, 2014
  • Editor's Blog

    Announcing two Mississippi initiatives promoting LGBTQ rights and dignity

    LGBT Forward and OUTLaw's symposium at the UM Law School will bring Mississippi closer to ending discrimination based on sexual difference.

    By Jake McGraw
    February 20, 2014
  • Editor's Blog

    Why are so many Mississippians moving to Sunflower County?

    Parchman, of course.

    By Jake McGraw
    January 13, 2014
  • Child Well-Being

    Mississippi’s child poverty rate is twice as high as Lithuania’s. Why are we OK with that?

    Over one in three Mississippi children grow up in households under the federal poverty line. That's higher than any developed country in the world.

    By Jake McGraw
    December 9, 2013
  • Editor's Blog

    Stop blaming poverty!

    Mississippi's new superintendent of education says, "Poverty is not an excuse." She's talking to Mississippi's leaders, not its kids.

    By Jake McGraw
    October 22, 2013
  • Editor's Blog

    Four thoughts about hatred, honesty, and Ole Miss (UPDATE)

    Like many, I was angered and ashamed that students at my alma mater, the University of Mississippi, disrupted a performance of "The Laramie Project" Tuesday night with gay slurs and other hateful behavior. Here are my thoughts about moving forward.

    By Jake McGraw
    October 4, 2013
  • Editor's Blog

    Teach for America just got some great news. Mississippi should build on their success.

    Mississippi has made a large investment in Teach for America. A groundbreaking new study gives us a better idea of what we get in return.

    By Jake McGraw
    September 22, 2013
  • Economic Development

    Mississippi should nuke its economic development strategy

    Once nuclear waste begins to look like gold, Mississippians need to have a conversation about smart growth.

    By Jake McGraw
    September 15, 2013
  • Editor's Blog

    Haley Barbour on Mississippi’s race relations: mission accomplished

    Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the ex-Guv says the playing field is level and that blacks can be racist, too.

    By Jake McGraw
    August 26, 2013
  • Editor's Blog

    Welcome to Rethink Mississippi

    Thanks for stopping by. Let me tell you a little about the place.

    By Jake McGraw
    August 1, 2013

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