Southern Politics
Over the course of history, the South has played an integral part in forming the political landscape of the country. From the Civil War to civil rights, the South has changed the face of politics in America.
VOICES: Reflections on the passage of NC's cynical Amendment One
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May 9, 2012
By Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, President, North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
For 103 years the NAACP has fought for equal rights for all people. We have always...
What happened in North Carolina? Lessons from the amendment battle
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May 9, 2012
Another version of this story also appears at The Huffington Post.
As expected, North Carolina voters passed a constitutional amendment yesterday stating “Marriage between...
Honoring more boots on the ground: All of Us NC organizes against Amendment One
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May 7, 2012
By Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend
I think it's important to remember that there are many, many grassroots organizations and group efforts working hard here on the...
NC House leader says anti-gay hate group 'overruled' him on same-sex marriage amendment
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May 7, 2012
By Chris Fitzsimon, NC Policy Watch
Normally in this space on Monday we tell a story about North Carolina in facts and figures with a Monday Numbers column. But this is not a...
NC Democratic Party chair candidate resigns from ALEC
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May 5, 2012
North Carolina state Sen. Don Vaughan -- the Greensboro Democrat running for state Democratic Party chair, who Facing South reported on May 4 is also an active member of the...
NC Democratic Party chair hopeful is active in ALEC
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May 4, 2012
North Carolina Democrats are looking for a good leader, and the stakes couldn't be higher. The party's national convention in Charlotte is three months away, the state...
VOICES: The absurd prosecution of John Edwards
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May 4, 2012
By Rob Schofield, NC Policy Watch
North Carolina is the scene of an embarrassing national spectacle these days. The trial of John Edwards is a sad and sordid matter that has to...
INSTITUTE INDEX: Newt's long, expensive goodbye
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April 27, 2012
Date on which Republican presidential hopeful and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he would suspend his campaign and endorse former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney: 4/25/...
How did ALEC get exempted from South Carolina lobbying ethics law?
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April 27, 2012
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a special interest group that writes laws favorable to its corporate sponsors, is specifically exempted from lobbying regulations in...
The tea party fizzles out
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April 11, 2012
By Rob Schofield, NC Policy Watch
For several days now, Americans for Prosperity NC and the Pope-Civitas Institute have been promoting "a major new effort" entitled the...
A trend toward anti-immigrant, anti-choice laws
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April 5, 2012
By Elena Shore, New America Media
2011 saw a record number of laws restricting abortion in U.S. states. It also saw a record number of state anti-immigrant laws. Coincidence?...
Is the conservative consensus crumbling over gay marriage?
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March 28, 2012
This week, newly-unearthed internal memos revealed that a leading group fighting gay marriage, the National Organization for Marriage, sought to drive "a wedge between gays...
Leading blogger for conservative NC think tank resigns over offensive Obama image
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March 22, 2012
Thursday morning, the president of the John Locke Foundation, John Hood, apologized on his Facebook page for a picture posted on the group's website that showed President...
Mississippi Democrat leaders: We need to return to our populist roots
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March 21, 2012
By Joe Atkins, Labor South
Talk to most Mississippians down at the local coffee shop, and the first thing they'll tell you is they're conservative, says Mississippi...
Why is Santorum winning in the South?
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March 14, 2012
As Rick Santorum will be happy to tell you, the polls had it all wrong in Alabama and Mississippi.
Heading into this week's Republican primaries, Nate Silver's usually-...
Super Tuesday, the Tea Party and the South: Preaching the gospel of raw capitalism and the evils of government
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March 7, 2012
By Joe Atkins, Labor South
I'm a Catholic who grew up in the Pentecostal Holiness Church, and I'll never forget the little Macedonian Pentecostal Church outside of...
INSTITUTE INDEX: The hidden costs of the 'Newt Gallon'
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March 2, 2012
Price to which Republican presidential hopeful and former Georgia Congressman Newt Gingrich says he will reduce the price of a gallon of gas to if elected, which he's touting...
Jesse Helms' nephew continues family's anti-civil rights legacy in North Carolina
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February 21, 2012
The board of commissioners in Wake County, N.C. voted yesterday to endorse a constitutional ban on gay marriage in an effort led by Chairman Paul Coble, the nephew of former U.S....
VOICES: In North Carolina, exodus of women lawmakers is more than a coincidence
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February 9, 2012
By Chris Fitzsimon, NC Policy Watch
High turnover in the General Assembly is not unusual in a year after legislative districts are redrawn. Many lawmakers who realize they are...
Komen VP who opposed Planned Parenthood a longtime foe of voting rights advocates
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February 6, 2012
In the media's search to identify an instigator behind the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure's decision last week -- later reversed -- to sever Planned Parenthood funding,...
Lessons from Florida: Big Money and the New Majority
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February 1, 2012
With Florida now perhaps the most important swing state in the country -- 29 Electoral College votes, 11 percent of the magic 270 needed to win the presidency -- analysts are...
INSTITUTE INDEX: The truth behind Gingrich's false food-stamp claims
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January 24, 2012
Date on which Republican presidential candidate and former Georgia Congressman Newt Gingrich, speaking during a debate in South Carolina, claimed that "more people have been...
In Mississippi, identities of pardon applicants must be public
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January 13, 2012
By Dafna Linzer, ProPublica
The legality of last-minute clemency decisions by outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour appears to hinge on whether the recipients gave sufficient...
A pivotal year for Southern workers
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January 12, 2012
By Joe Atkins, Labor South
The year 2012 promises to be an interesting and potentially pivotal one for workers in the South and nation as politicians on the national level vie to...
Immigration: Rhetoric vs. reality
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January 10, 2012
Just as immigration is growing as a hot political topic in the South and country, the number of immigrants is in steep decline.
A new study from Princeton's Mexican Migration...
