Southern Exposure is an award-winning print journal and magazine published by the Institute for Southern Studies, publisher of Facing South, from 1973 until 2011. Southern Exposure earned a national reputation and won several awards, including a National Magazine Award and two George Polk Awards, for its writing and investigative reporting on a broad range of political, economic, and cultural issues in the South.

Vol. 31 No. 1 - Spring 2003
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Magazine cover with closeup profile shot of woman with face in hands. Text reads "Hidden Casualties: An Epidemic of Domestic Violence When Troops Return from War"

Hidden Casualties

  • Front Porch: Letter From the Editor

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  • Southern News Roundup

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  • Southerners Take To The Streets

    As the nation edged closer to war, resistance found a voice as Southerners joined millions in protesting the impending attack. By Hart Matthews

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  • Organizing Against War: A Roundtable Discussion

    Peace activists speak out on the strategies, successes, and pitfalls of putting together an anti-war movement in the South. Interviews by Rania Masri

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  • Austin and Homeland Security, Inc.

    Austin, Texas, passed a resolution against war on Iraq. But the city has a dirty little secret: its relationship with notorious defense contractors CSC/DynCorp. By Stefan Wray

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  • Hidden Casualties

    After a spate of wife killings at Fort Bragg, N.C., domestic abuse in military families is under new scrutiny—but the Defense Department still turns a blind eye on key causes. By Jon Ellison and Catherine Lutz

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  • The Powell Manifesto

    How a prominent Virginia lawyer—later a moderate Supreme Court justice—authored an infamous memo that inspired the neo-conservative movement. By Jerry M. Landay

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  • Appalachian Colors

    Sociologist Wilma Dunaway is revolutionizing the way we understanad race, class, and slavery in Appalachian history—and today. By Tonia Moxley

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  • "Which Side Are You On?"

    The biography of a protest song that continues to inspire millions. By Michael Hudson

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  • Diary of a Poultry Worker: Javier Lopez

    "You have to be careful with the knives and machines, because everything is so slippery." Interview by John Bowe

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  • Reviews

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