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With the Poor People's Campaign, Southern progressives aim to reclaim "morality" from the Right

by Dan Holly June 4, 2018September 16, 2020
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Thinning safety nets and the closure of Atlanta's homeless shelters

by Gabrielle Hernandez May 31, 2018November 14, 2023
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The fishkill on Georgia's Ogeechee River

by Jim Abbot May 24, 2018September 16, 2020
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Part of the river: Anger and uncertainty after decades of drinking water contamination

by John Wolfe May 22, 2018September 16, 2020
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Why the rural South is still being treated as America's toilet bowl

by Lyndsey Gilpin May 21, 2018September 27, 2023
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Louisiana to expand voting rights for people with felony convictions

by Natalie Yahr May 21, 2018September 16, 2020
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How Southern organizers are leading the movement to end money bail

by Gabrielle Hernandez May 17, 2018September 16, 2020
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SNAP trap

by Joel Dillard May 17, 2018September 16, 2020
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New North Carolina law lands poor people in debtors jails, even though judges could set them free

by Michael Cooper May 14, 2018September 16, 2020
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Fighting to save a gentrifying East Nashville

by Grace Tatter May 4, 2018September 16, 2020
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Corporate "multiculturalism" in Walmart's company town

by Olivia Paschal May 3, 2018November 16, 2022
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Nashville's Struggle to Rein in Airbnb

by Margaret Littman April 30, 2018September 16, 2020
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Georgia school bus drivers join labor revolt in public education

by Casey Williams April 26, 2018November 13, 2023
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Fed up Kentucky teachers aim to oust conniving officials

by ivy Brashear April 24, 2018September 16, 2020
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"Jeanette's Law" could help victims of domestic violence in Kentucky

by Austyn Gaffney April 23, 2018September 16, 2020
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How activists in Virginia are trying to stop deportations

by Sarah Schwartz April 16, 2018September 16, 2020
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Talking about mass shootings involves silence about American history

by Brandon R. Byrd April 13, 2018October 27, 2020
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Horrific conditions in some Alabama daycares will finally change with new law

by Katherine Webb-Hehn April 9, 2018September 16, 2020
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How far will Alabama go to keep its citizens from voting?

by Anna Simonton April 6, 2018September 16, 2020
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Homes and gardens: The best thing to ever happen to a prison

by Lewis Raven Wallace April 5, 2018June 23, 2021
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How public schools help keep low-income students fed—even on snow days

by Mason Adams March 27, 2018September 27, 2023
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Telling tales: How the media fails Appalachia

by R. Garringer March 22, 2018September 27, 2023
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White people who want to end gun violence need to combat white supremacy

by David Straughn March 21, 2018October 27, 2020
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Kentucky's rural water disaster could get worse before it gets better

by Lyndsey Gilpin March 20, 2018September 16, 2020
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How a citizens' group could end gerrymandering in Virginia

by Jane Fullerton Lemons March 15, 2018September 16, 2020
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More than latitude: Ties that bind the Global South

by Alysia Nicole Harris March 13, 2018September 27, 2023
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A rare victory against voter disenfranchisement in North Carolina

by Michael Cooper March 8, 2018September 16, 2020
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Learning from the leadership of West Virginia's striking teachers

by R. Garringer March 7, 2018November 13, 2023
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In the U.S., dreaming of Honduras

by Natalie Yahr February 27, 2018September 27, 2023
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A bill that gives human rights to embryos is headed to the South Carolina Senate floor

by Shani Gilchrist February 26, 2018September 16, 2020

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