facing south
May 5, 2012 -
In wake of coverage by Facing South of his ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council, N.C. state Sen. Don Vaughan announces his resignation from the organization.
May 4, 2012 -
In a critical election year, North Carolina state Sen. Don Vaughan is seeking the top leadership post in the state Democratic Party. He's also a member of the controversial right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council.
May 1, 2012 -
In the face of growing controversy, the corporate-backed American Legislative Exchange Council still has allies in the dozens of politicians they've given awards to over the years. Who are the ALEC All-Stars in your state?
April 24, 2012 -
Over the last decade, the South's Latino communities have grown faster than anywhere else in the country. But new studies show that immigration from Mexico has plummetted -- and is likely in net decline.
April 20, 2012 -
By 2010, the New Orleans East community had become a success story of the post-Katrina recovery, and more than 60 percent of the neighborhood had returned. And then, with the BP oil spill, disaster struck again.
April 20, 2012 -
On the two-year anniversary of BP's Deepwater Horizon explosion, an in-depth Facing South/Institute for Southern Studies report takes a ground-level look at why communities are still struggling to cope and rebuild.
April 20, 2012 -
The following is an excerpt from the Facing South/Institute for Southern Studies report, "Troubled Waters: Two Years after the BP Oil Disaster, A Struggling Gulf Coast Calls for National Leadership for Recovery." Read the full report here [pdf].