A big THANK YOU to the dozens of people who have contributed to the Institute's end-of-year fundraising drive. We're well on our way to our $15,000 goal. Keep those tax-deductible contributions coming and support a powerful voice for the progressive South!

Between 2,000-4,000 Southerners and South-watchers visit Facing South each dayfor a unique mix of news and views on the South you can't find anywhere else. But this isn't all we do.

Facing South is produced by the Institute for Southern Studies, the leading "think tank/act tank" in the South working for justice, democracy and peace. We provide cutting-edge research, award-wining investigative reporting, and provide a forum for voices locked out of the debate -- a thriving progressive movement for change in the South.

Whether it's exposing under-reported stories in the Gulf Coast or co-launching a campaign to raise North Carolina's minimum wage for 101,000 workers, the Institute is there, helping you better understand the South -- so we can change it for the better.

Now we need your help to continue our vital work for change. If you can, please pitch in with your tax-deductible gift today. Thanks!

And remember: another South is possible.