November 8, 2013 -
The U.S. fast-food industry generates $200 billion a year in sales. Why are so many of its workers dependent on public assistance programs like food stamps and Medicaid?
November 8, 2013 -
It's well-documented that the heaviest burdens under strict photo voter ID laws fall on African Americans, Latino Americans and those of low income. But women voters also face special problems under these laws -- especially North Carolina's.
November 7, 2013 -
The national debate over "Obamacare" rages on, but whose voices are being heard? Not those of black teenagers in the impoverished Mississippi Delta -- at least until now.
November 6, 2013 -
As the pundits parse the outcome of this week's important election in Virginia, a few things are already clear: the youth vote matters, and it does not favor the tea party.
November 6, 2013 -
A look at what's happening in labor around the South, from a conference on the tragic consequences of U.S. drug policy, to corporate welfare in Mississippi, to a union's struggle with a cereal giant in Tennessee.
November 5, 2013 -
Galvanized by new laws restricting voting rights in North Carolina, young people are taking action today to ensure citizens have the information they need to vote and are not improperly denied access to the ballot.
November 5, 2013 -
Which states have enacted tougher restrictions on voting since the Supreme Court's June decision in Shelby v. Holder?
