Southern Politics
October 21, 2011 -
North Carolina powerbroker Art Pope doesn't like the media attention he's received since a New Yorker profile pushed him and his political empire into the national spotlight three weeks ago. Here's why he deserves all the public scrutiny -- and more.
October 19, 2011 -
The proposal would have most Americans paying far more in taxes -- and most millionaires paying far less.
October 17, 2011 -
A big part of Tea Party darling Herman Cain's media image is about being a political outsider. But a new Associated Press report shows how the conservative activist group Americans for Prosperity, led by the Koch brothers and Art Pope, has been a critical springboard for the 2012 Republican presidential hopeful.
October 12, 2011 -
Voters in Wake County, N.C. cast ballots yesterday in a high-profile school board race and handed a big win to Democrats and desegregation -- and a big loss to North Carolina conservative money man and school-privatization advocate Art Pope.
October 11, 2011 -
Conservative benefactor Art Pope uses his money to promote a philosophy of self-reliance. But when he needed help to run for office, he took $330,000 in loans from his parents that he never paid back.
October 4, 2011 -
With North Carolina powerbroker Art Pope in the national spotlight, the Institute has launched ArtPopeExposed.com to track and publicize the money, people and agenda driving Pope's political empire.
September 28, 2011 -
After a decades-long exodus from the South, Census data shows African-Americans are returning to the region. What does it mean for the future of Southern politics?
