December 2, 2011 -
The North Carolina Association of Educators has called for shoppers to boycott stores owned by Raleigh multimillionaire and conservative operative Art Pope for his "anti-public education" policies.
December 2, 2011 -
Results suggest that dangerously high levels of cancer-causing formaldehyde linger in the more than 130,000 trailers that the federal agency provided to families displaced by the 2005 disaster.
December 1, 2011 -
As the grassroots movement opposing the controversial gas-drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" racks up political victories, the industry embraces military tactics for dealing with its critics.
November 30, 2011 -
In a speaking engagement at N.C. State University, the CEO of banking giant Wells Fargo is confronted by a swarm of Occupy Wall Street protestors challenging the company's business practices and role in furthering inequality.
November 30, 2011 -
A new report tallies a disturbing number of accidents at the state's oil refineries in 2010 -- and offers recommendations for addressing the problem.
November 29, 2011 -
FALL 2011 | A conservative think tank has filed a controversial Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the University of Virginia seeking emails and other documents related to former professor Michael Mann, a leading scholar of global warming. Facing South explores who the American Tradition Institute is and the implications of its actions.
November 29, 2011 -
During debate before the North Carolina Senate voted to repeal a law addressing racial bias in death-penalty administration, Republicans refused to respond seriously to studies that show race plays a role in who's sentenced to death.
