north carolina
February 7, 2012 -
The American Petroleum Institute held a workshop in North Carolina last week touting its own safety standards for fracking. But the speakers didn't mention that the BP oil spill commission found API's ability to set standards is compromised by its role as the oil and gas industry's chief lobbyist.
February 6, 2012 -
Why is a corporation that may soon have a market value of $100 billion persuading struggling communities like Rutherford County, N.C. to fork over taxpayer-financed subsidies?
February 3, 2012 -
A group in Gaston County, N.C. is determined to keep alive the memory of the labor leader, who was murdered in 1929 after crossing racial lines in her effort to unionize a local textile mill.
January 12, 2012 -
A new report from the NC Justice Center documents the problem of wage theft in the state, and shows how it hurts more than just the targeted workers.
January 6, 2012 -
The Truth and Hope Tour will focus attention on poverty in the Tar Heel State.
December 22, 2011 -
Our review of the top stories of 2011 here at Facing South continues. Next up: A new kind of attack on climate scientists, and the dirty-energy money behind it.
December 21, 2011 -
We review the top stories of 2011 here at Facing South. First up: The new war on voting, how it affected Southern states -- and where things stand now.