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May 20, 2024
Timothy Noah
There’s Good News About the Labor Movement in the South
Yes, the United Auto Workers lost last week in Tuscaloosa. But you probably haven’t heard about the recent union victories in the region.
December 5, 2023
Magazine
Anna Venarchik
Yes, They’re Pro-Confederacy. But They’re Just the
Nicest
Ladies.
You can call the United Daughters of the Confederacy a lot of things. But racist? Why, some of their best friends …
June 26, 2023
Magazine
Scott W. Stern
Where Does the South Begin?
A new history cuts against stereotypes, to show a region constantly changing—and whose future is up for grabs.
May 30, 2023
Magazine
Linda K. Wertheimer
Inside the Christian Legal Crusade to Revive School Prayer
Buoyed by the right-wing Supreme Court, Christian groups are laying the groundwork for public schools to veer back toward the 1960s.
January 20, 2021
Rick Perlstein
This Is Us: Why the Trump Era Ended in Violence
The Capitol insurrection was born of a violent minoritarian tradition that is as American as apple pie—and it isn’t done yet.
December 21, 2020
Magazine
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
The Unacceptable Costs of Appeasing MAGA Nation
Why we can’t afford to make peace with white supremacists
June 29, 2020
Bruce Bartlett
The Western Origins of the “Southern Strategy”
The untold story of the ideological realignment that upended the nation
May 19, 2020
Magazine
Osita Nwanevu
We’re Not Polarized Enough
Ezra Klein’s flawed diagnosis of the divisions in American politics
April 3, 2020
Nick Martin
Sneering While the South Is Dying
From Georgia to Florida, the malice and incompetence of Republican leadership will get people killed. Save your stereotypes.
May 16, 2019
George Blaustein
The Audacity of Grief
On the mournful threads connecting Joe Biden’s half-century in politics
October 10, 2018
Bob Moser
The Fearless Rise of the Black Southern Progressive
How grassroots get-out-the-vote operations are changing the face of Democratic politics in a deep-red bastion—and across the country.
October 5, 2017
Magazine
Matthew Shaer
States of Denial
From crop failures to killer storms, Trump's Southern supporters are paying the price.
May 15, 2017
Sarah Jones
Yes, we should tear down Confederate monuments.
May 5, 2017
Sarah Jones
In the South, Democrats should give populists a chance.
March 10, 2016
Zachary Fine
Not All Racist Monuments Should Be Torn Down
Preserving them risks legitimizing white supremacy, but removing them risks erasing our mistakes. Here's a third way.
May 15, 2015
Cara Parks
Instill Life
The dark and light of Sally Mann
April 7, 2015
Brian Beutler
Southerners Shouldn't Take Attacks on the Confederacy Personally
And they should embrace the idea of celebrating the country's reunion
November 9, 2014
Jason Zengerle
The Death of the Southern White Democrat Hurts African-Americans the Most
February 24, 2014
Rebecca Traister
When Michael Dunn Compared Himself to a Rape Victim, He Was Following an Old, Racist Script
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