September 2, 2024 -
Alice Driver talks about her new book "The Life and Death of the American Worker," an accounting of the lives and working conditions faced by poultry and meatpacking workers in Arkansas, where Tyson Foods is headquartered.
July 26, 2024 -
Still facing obstacles from previous elections, voters in some Southern states will encounter new restrictions this year as they head to the polls in another consequential election.
July 26, 2024 -
Ballot measures on abortion, marijuana, schools, and other issues this year could lead to major policy shifts in the South — and also change state voting dynamics, affecting key races in 2024.
June 21, 2024 -
On the sixtieth anniversary of Freedom Summer, read a collection of work from Southern Exposure about the Mississippi Movement and its aftermath.
May 29, 2024 -
Ari Berman, a national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones, has covered voting rights and democracy issues for over a decade. He talked with Facing South about his new book "Minority Rule," the ongoing attacks on voting, and his hopes for the future of American democracy ahead of the 2024 elections.
May 1, 2024 -
This year will be the first election cycle to be impacted by the widespread use of artificial intelligence, technology that could spread disinformation that impacts already marginalized communities. State and federal lawmakers are now scrambling to implement measures to help safeguard the electoral process.
May 1, 2024 -
A collection of Facing South and Southern Exposure’s past coverage of militarism and state repression of protest in the South, created for the students, community organizers, faculty, and staff protesting the U.S.-backed destruction in Palestine in cities and on campuses around the country.
