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Georgia tried to ban abortions. Telehealth offers a new alternative.

by Emily Weyrauch July 28, 2020September 20, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

'Abortion bans aren't just about abortion'—The fight for reproductive justice in the South

by Tina Vasquez, Prism July 1, 2020September 7, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

HIV test sites challenged by COVID-19 restrictions in Baton Rouge

by Xander Adams May 29, 2020April 13, 2022
Posted inRACE & PLACE

A Love Letter to Black Queers in the Rural South

by Darius Scott May 12, 2020November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Six Appalachian states did not expand Medicaid. Their free clinics are bearing the burden of COVID-19.

by Taylor Sisk April 28, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

For Black North Birmingham residents fighting toxic pollution, staying home isn't safe

by Katherine Webb-Hehn April 20, 2020October 1, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Profit over people: Inside an Appalachian struggle to save rural healthcare

by Katie Myers April 10, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Rent Strikes & Beyond: Housing strategies that work for the South

by Alysia Nicole Harris April 9, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Rent Strikes & Beyond: Understanding eviction laws in the South

by Alysia Nicole Harris April 8, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

'We don't want to die here.' Detained immigrants protest amid pandemic

by Carly Berlin April 6, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

COVID-19: An extensive—and growing—list of political demands in the South

by Danielle Purifoy April 3, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

In pandemic times, radical imagination matters more than ever.

by Lewis Raven Wallace March 30, 2020February 10, 2021
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Neighbors helping neighbors: a list of coronavirus mutual aid efforts in the South

by Carly Berlin March 20, 2020October 1, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Detainment centers are not equipped to handle the coronavirus, experts say

by Anna Simonton March 16, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

'Working sick'—Kentucky miners fight black lung regulations

by Austyn Gaffney March 2, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Reproductive justice wins in Tennessee aren't just about abortion

by Megan Jamerson October 28, 2019May 6, 2022
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Pregnant Women Struggling with Addiction Say Doctors Turned Them Away. This Appalachian Clinic Is Changing That.

by Jess Mador September 23, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Medical neglect, illegal detention, and retaliation in ICE's Deep South stronghold

by Carly Berlin September 23, 2019September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

North Carolina could finally expand medicaid

by Amanda Abrams July 22, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

How environmental justice is shaping a new civil rights movement in the South

by Katherine Webb-Hehn June 10, 2019September 27, 2023
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Abortion is still legal in Georgia–for now

by Scalawag Editors May 13, 2019April 16, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Mississippians are on the frontlines of the battle for abortion rights

by Ko Bragg February 18, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Forest Bathing in Appalachia: As Popularity Grows, Economic Viability Still a Question

by Tiffany Stevens December 31, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Measures meant to make North Carolina prisons safer are doing the opposite

by Lyle C. May October 29, 2018October 1, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

How transgender people in the South are helping each other get health care

by Lewis Raven Wallace October 24, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Alabama may have solutions to the nation's Black maternal health crisis

by Katherine Webb-Hehn September 24, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

These lessons from Africa could help eradicate poverty-related diseases in the U.S. South

by Lyndsey Gilpin August 30, 2018September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

In the Black Belt, a template for fixing failing sewage infrastructure

by Melissa Brown July 30, 2018September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

The rural South's invisible public health crisis

by Lyndsey Gilpin July 9, 2018September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

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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