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.
April 25, 2024 -
On the same day the Florida Supreme Court upheld new abortion restrictions, it also cleared the way for a ballot measure this fall that would enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution. A long-time Florida organizer and co-leader of the ballot initiative campaign talked with Facing South about the high stakes of the Amendment Four campaign and their strategy to win.
April 1, 2024 -
The former Southern Exposure editor and Institute for Southern Studies staffer reflects on his work on the Southern Exposure digital archives project over the last two years and his career at the Institute.
