With a key U.S. Senate seat up for grabs, Texas progressives are hoping 2026 is the year they can break through. @chriskromm.bsky.social talks with a historian of the state's progressive political history, and what lessons those movements may have for today. www.facingsouth.org/2026/07/can-...

Can Texas go blue? A conversation with historian Max Krochmal

With a key U.S. Senate seat up for grabs, Texas progressives are hoping 2026 is the year they can break through. Facing South talks with a leading historian about the state's progressive political his...

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NEW: SCOTUS's latest decision effectively allows the Trump administration to move forward with terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 nationals of Syria and Haiti who are living and working in the US.

Supreme Court Gives Trump the green light to end protected status for Haitians and Syrians

"We're talking about the power to mass expel people who have done nothing wrong to countries that remain unsafe."

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The Voting Rights Act reshaped American democracy. Now, advocates warn its protections have been largely dismantled. I spoke with @ariberman.bsky.social about SCOTUS’s latest ruling, Black political representation, and what’s at stake for democracy in the U.S. www.facingsouth.org/2026/06/what...

What comes next after the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act? A conversation with Ari Berman

In the wake of the recent Louisiana v. Callais decision, the Supreme Court ruling that gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Southern state lawmakers moved quickly to redraw district lines and st...

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Hawaii just passed a groundbreaking law directly challenging Citizens United and corporate money in politics 👀

Hawaii's Power Play: SB 2471 Takes on Citizens United

Hawaii is giving Citizens United a run for its money

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"The question before you is whether America will continue the long, unfinished work of building a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-generational democracy that belongs to all of us—or whether we will tear down the very protections that made that democracy finally possible."

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Stacey Abrams warned Tennessee lawmakers that eliminating the state’s only Black-majority congressional district is part of a broader assault on Voting Rights Act protections. “Rigged maps” silence communities before votes are even cast. www.facingsouth.org/2026/05/voic...

Stacey Abrams warned Tennessee lawmakers that eliminating the state’s only Black-majority congressional district is part of a broader assault on Voting Rights Act protections. “Rigged maps” silence communities before votes are even cast. www.facingsouth.org/2026/05/voic...

VOICES: 'This is not democracy. This is cowardice.'

On May 6, 2026, former Georgia state representative and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams testified before the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to the state's

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We spoke with Tram Nguyen of New Virginia Majority talks about the long, messy work of movement building that their organization did ahead of their success in the 2025 elections and that is needed to change the South as whole. Here is the full conversation: www.facingsouth.org/2025/12/tram...

In addition to fighting back against GOP gerrymandering, here’s another reason why state-level races so important in 2026: if Dems win trifectas in combo of MI, PA, WI, NV & AZ they can put National Popular Vote Interstate Compact over 270 electoral votes & elect next president with popular vote

@chriskromm.bsky.social writes that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais could spark a new wave of redistricting across the South, threatening majority-Black districts and reshaping Black political power for decades to come. www.facingsouth.org/2026/05/supr...

Supreme Court sharpens divide between South's diverse communities and those who represent them

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act aimed to ensure that diverse communities had political representation. The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais threatens to increase the disconnect b...

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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.

“We could see the largest drop in Black representation since the end of Reconstruction.” On Wednesday, the Supreme Court dealt a death blow to the country’s most important civil rights legislation, the Voting Rights Act of 1965—the law that defeated Jim Crow. Here's what happens next.

"We could see the largest drop in Black representation since the end of Reconstruction."

The Supreme Court gutted what's left of the Voting Rights Act. Here's what happens now.

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The New York Times front page VRA story has the sub-headline: "The court’s conservative majority said they had upheld the landmark law, as liberal justices accused them of gutting it." You deserve better than both sides coverage. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Jim Crow Didn't Die. It Went to Law School. #CivilWarMemory open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

Jim Crow Didn't Die. It Went to Law School.

The attempt to return Confederate monuments, the erasure of Black history, and today's Supreme Court ruling aren't coincidences. They're a coordinated campaign

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TOMORROW: Americans are calling out of work, walking out of school, and refusing to shop on the nationwide day of economic disruption. There are many ways you can get involved on May Day: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8705046/i... Join one of the over 3,000 events planned: www.mobilize.us/mayday/map/?...

After SCOTUS’ latest ruling further dismantling the Voting Rights Act, @southernstudies.bsky.social revisits this interview with @brennancenter.org's Eileen O’Connor on what it could mean for the future of voter protections and fair representation. Read/watch: www.facingsouth.org/2026/02/loui...

The Senate passed the Voting Rights Act renewal in 2006 by a vote of 98-0. The Supreme Court majority gutted it on the grounds that the Justices personally dislike the impact.

🔥 NEW SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov AD: “For too many, the story isn’t true… the math doesn’t work…The problem is a corrupt & failing system…If we can break the grip of corruption, our politics can meet the peoples’ needs instead of serving the wealthy & powerful.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DXvUvpJ...

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Elias Law Group "was founded by prominent election lawyer Marc Elias, an outspoken Trump critic. The firm frequently represents the Democratic party and ​its candidates in court." www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Trump push for state voter rolls rebuffed by courts as midterms near

As the U.S. midterm elections approach, Democrats are winning legal challenges to the Trump administration's push to obtain states' voter rolls, dealing a blow to the president's unprecedented effort ...

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New Index from @southernstudies.bsky.social on America’s National Forests—why they matter and what’s at stake amid recent policy shifts. From local economies to clean water and ecosystems, these public lands are vital to daily life across the country. www.facingsouth.org/2026/04/inst...

Institute Index: The attack on National Forests

Year the U.S. Forest Service was created to manage and protect the country's National Forests: 1905

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GTFO ICE — Get The Facilities Out

ICE is rapidly expanding its network of detention centers. We have a playbook to fight back. Sign up to get alerts if a facility is planned near you.

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BREAKING: A jury has found Live Nation and Ticketmaster to be an illegal monopoly that overcharges fans. After the federal government settled the case, 34 states kept pursuing the giant ticket and concert company. Now, the states have won.

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

New post from Pope Leo: "God's heart is torn apart by wars, violence, injustice and lies. But our Father's heart is not with the wicked, the arrogant, or the proud. God's heart is with the little ones and the humble."

Khanna: They’re saying this technology is going to be bigger than nuclear, bigger than electricity, bigger than aviation. Last I checked, we have an FAA for aviation, nuclear energy is regulated, and electricity is regulated.

The share of Southern workers in unions slightly increased in 2025, mirroring a small uptick in unionization nationally, according to government data released in February. www.facingsouth.org/2026/04/unio...

Unions make slight gains in South, mirroring national trends

The share of Southern workers in unions slightly increased in 2025, mirroring a small uptick in unionization nationally, according to government data released in February.

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"Orbán’s Hungary has been the model for the global fascist assault on democracy. Maybe it can also serve as a model for its defeat." Important piece from Jason Stanley for Zeteo on the big story of the day:

What Viktor Orbán’s Landslide Defeat Can Teach Anti-Fascists Across the World

Philosopher Jason Stanley, who has been visiting Hungary for over 15 years, breaks down the historic defeat on Sunday of Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu’s top EU ally.

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