Politics
October 7, 2011 -
North Carolina's most politically powerful unelected individual, Art Pope has spent millions pushing the state to the right. Where does his money come from, where does it go and what impact is it having?
October 5, 2011 -
After working behind the scenes during the pivotal 2009 school board election in Wake County, N.C., the conservative benefactor, Americans for Prosperity director and ally of the Koch brothers is now directly funding candidates opposed to the public school system's nationally-recognized diversity policy.
October 4, 2011 -
With North Carolina powerbroker Art Pope in the national spotlight, the Institute has launched ArtPopeExposed.com to track and publicize the money, people and agenda driving Pope's political empire.
October 4, 2011 -
Rachel Maddow talks with Jane Mayer, author of the much-discussed new profile of Art Pope in the New Yorker, about the multi-millionaire's money and agenda in the 2012 battleground state of North Carolina.
October 3, 2011 -
A new profile of North Carolina power broker Art Pope by Jane Mayer of the New Yorker brings national attention to the conservative benefactor's growing advocacy and electoral empire.
September 29, 2011 -
At the same time Planned Parenthood faces a sweeping probe by House Republicans, states have passed an unprecedented number of laws seeking to restrict women's access to legal abortions.
September 28, 2011 -
After a decades-long exodus from the South, Census data shows African-Americans are returning to the region. What does it mean for the future of Southern politics?
