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Elections

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This election season, Florida's people's assemblies focus on building a true democracy

by Eli Day March 17, 2020September 16, 2020
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NC workers making sub-minimum wage could get a boost on Super Tuesday

by Anna Simonton March 3, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

A baffled Southerner at the Iowa caucuses

by Tracee M. Saunders February 18, 2020October 1, 2020
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How grassroots power defeated a racist gerrymander in Asheville

by David Forbes November 4, 2019September 16, 2020
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The future of rural North Carolina isn't written on a ballot

by Matt Hartman November 19, 2018September 16, 2020
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A blueprint for progressive wins in the South, and other lessons from the midterm elections

by Anna Simonton November 12, 2018September 16, 2020
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These are the women fighting (and dancing) to transform Georgia politics

by Ashleigh Atwell November 5, 2018September 16, 2020
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The Southern Voter's Guide to Ballot Questions

by Stell Simonton October 29, 2018September 16, 2020
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Alabama's Republican women might still make history

by Katherine Webb-Hehn June 5, 2018September 16, 2020
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Louisiana to expand voting rights for people with felony convictions

by Natalie Yahr May 21, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

How far will Alabama go to keep its citizens from voting?

by Anna Simonton April 6, 2018September 16, 2020
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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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Christians could swing Alabama's senate election

by Katherine Webb-Hehn November 27, 2017September 16, 2020
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The North Carolina GOP's campaign to rig the judiciary

by Paul Blest September 7, 2017September 16, 2020
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North Carolina's strange election

by Sammy Feldblum May 11, 2017September 16, 2020
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Temper-tantrum politics and North Carolina's irregular governor's race

by Sammy Feldblum December 5, 2016September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Imagining in the dark times to come

by Evan Walker-Wells November 22, 2016October 1, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

When bad-faith politics come to Durham

by Sammy Feldblum November 22, 2016September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Dealing with Donald Trump's America

by Katherine Demby November 21, 2016October 1, 2020
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Justice is more than a political issue now—it's a spiritual one

by Alysia Nicole Harris November 15, 2016October 1, 2020
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This is about White supremacy

by Sarah Bufkin November 14, 2016October 1, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

The usual writing is no longer enough

by Matt Whitt November 11, 2016November 13, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

When all Black lives flourish

by Danielle Purifoy November 11, 2016October 1, 2020
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The work that lies ahead

by Jesse Williams November 11, 2016October 1, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The failure of the Democratic Party

by Robert L. Reece November 11, 2016October 1, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

What happens when you leave poor Whites behind

by Anna Simonton November 11, 2016October 1, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

What would it really mean to have a woman as the U.S. President?

by Sarah Bufkin November 8, 2016December 3, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Scalawag's coverage of Election Day 2016

by Sammy Feldblum, Chad Nance, Michael Schulson, Evan Walker-Wells and Jesse Williams November 8, 2016September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

This governor wants to take over 'failing' public schools and turn them into charters

by Allie McCullen and Anna Simonton November 3, 2016November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

We can't trust state governments to protect voting rights—and a federal court just proved why

by Sarah Bufkin August 2, 2016September 16, 2020

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