October 1, 2014 -
"Killing Trayvons: An Anthology of American Violence" from CounterPunch Books examines race, violence and resistance through contributions from prominent writers and thinkers including Cornel West, Patricia Williams, bell hooks, and Facing South's own Chris Kromm. Its release comes as protests continue over the shooting of yet another unarmed African-American teen, this time by police in Missouri.
September 30, 2014 -
Liberal-leaning groups in North Carolina are building their independent political spending network -- but as of now they're still being outspent by conservative-leaning groups by a 2-to-1 margin.
September 29, 2014 -
U.S. Department of Labor investigations have uncovered hundreds of cases in which oil and gas workers, many involved in dangerous jobs, are being cheated of earnings.
September 26, 2014 -
New numbers on the prison population in 2013 indicate that the South is making progress on reducing its prison population. But with a history of high incarceration rates and over-capacity prisons, the South still has a long road ahead.
September 24, 2014 -
A new searchable website features 175,000 photographs collected during the New Deal era, offering a compelling portrait of life in towns across the South and country.
September 23, 2014 -
With voter registration deadlines looming in many states, a network of more than 2,000 groups launches an initiative to sign up voters for November.
September 22, 2014 -
In the largest union vote in the country this year, 86 percent of passenger service agents voted in a favor of a union that will cover 14,500 workers, more than half in the South.
