Facing South
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Facing South is the online magazine and weekly email update of the Institute for Southern Studies, featuring investigative reporting and in-depth analysis of trends across the South. Facing South has earned a national reputation for exposing abuses of power, holding powerful interests accountable, and elevating the voices of everyday people working for change in the South.
Facing South
1M ago
Key takeaways from the 2024 elections in the South In the 2024 elections, Southern states largely followed the nation's rightward shift. But a deeper dive reveals that the South was far from a monolithic conservative stronghold ..read more
Facing South
2M ago
In the fifth story in our CAROLINADAZE series, Hadeel Hamoud traces the enduring presence of Muslim communities in the South and the region's movements for change ..read more
Facing South
2M ago
Fall for Liberation: An interview with Step Up Louisiana's Maria Harmon Key Southern ballot measures to watch in 2024 ..read more
Facing South
2M ago
'The vultures are circling': After Helene, N.C. organizers fight for Appalachia's future ..read more
Facing South
2M ago
N.C. election officials, GOP leaders revealed to have close ties to key election denial group Documents and recordings obtained by Facing South show that key North Carolina local election officials and GOP leaders are active in the N.C. Election Integrity Team, a right-wing group that peddles voting conspiracies and denial of the 2020 presidential election results — raising concerns about their role in the battleground state this year ..read more
Facing South
3M ago
What you told us: Facing South reader survey findings Key Southern ballot measures to watch in 2024 ..read more
Facing South
3M ago
'The vultures are circling': After Helene, N.C. organizers fight for Appalachia's future Advocates take on voter disinformation ahead of November elections ..read more
Facing South
3M ago
In the third story in our CAROLINADAZE series, Bryce Cracknell and Trey Walk revisit their experiences organizing for racial justice in college, and the power of a politics rooted in their shared sense of a Carolina home ..read more
Facing South
4M ago
Lives on the line: An interview with Alice Driver Key Southern ballot measures to watch in 2024 ..read more