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Federal receiver Robert Sillen in the prison yard at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, on June 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Prop 66 doesn't dismantle California's Death Row—it expedites our executions

by Timothy James Young August 30, 2023August 29, 2023

Prop 66 is changing the conditions and procedures for death penalty cases in California. Contrary to Governor Newsom's claims, people on Death Row will soon face relocation and harder conviction appeals, all while being forced to work for pennies.

Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Illustrated: The South isn't so anti-abortion after all. Kentucky proved it at the polls.

by Arwen Donahue and Phoebe Wagoner December 14, 2022December 14, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Blue County, Purple State

by Kamryn Hailey and Sinclair Holian November 8, 2022November 7, 2022
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On abortion, count on Gen Z for more than votes

by Rainesford Stauffer November 7, 2022December 13, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

How we save ourselves: Interventions beyond the ballot box

by Anoa Changa October 11, 2022November 4, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

How we build political power: Lessons from Texas and Florida organizers

by Anoa Changa October 11, 2022November 4, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

How we fight gerrymandering in the South

by Anoa Changa October 11, 2022November 4, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

How we organize around elections: Lessons from Mississippi organizers

by Anoa Changa October 11, 2022November 4, 2022
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Virginia was primed to teach Black history. Then the nation's first anti-critical race theory governor took office.

by Sonia Rao June 14, 2022August 16, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

In Texas' most populated counties, people-power and political power go hand-in-hand

by Anoa Changa April 29, 2022April 29, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Florida's problems—and their solutions—are a bellwether for the South at large

by Anoa Changa April 29, 2022April 29, 2022
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

How millennial and Gen Z organizers are moving Mississippi beyond Jim Crow

by Anoa Changa April 29, 2022April 29, 2022
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Salt, Soil, & Supper: Amending Florida's constitution to save its waterways

by Xander Peters December 8, 2021September 27, 2023
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

In Florida, protesting can cost you your right to vote

by Sierra Lyons August 11, 2021August 11, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

The Jewish South is Black, too

by Nic Yeager April 2, 2021April 2, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Texas' oldest Black university was built on a former plantation. Its students still fight a legacy of voter suppression.

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune March 1, 2021March 1, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

1.8 million eligible North Carolina voters didn't cast ballots in 2020. Trump won the state by 74,481.

by Coleen Harry, WFAE January 25, 2021January 25, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

A forgotten coup in the American heartland echoes Trump

by Russell Cobb, The Conversation January 12, 2021January 12, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

'A democracy we didn't achieve 50 years ago'

by Alice Driver January 5, 2021January 5, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Redistricting will impact Texas politics for the next 10 years. Here's how it works.

by Yasmeen Khalifa, The Texas Tribune January 4, 2021January 25, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Georgia's absentee voting policies benefit Democrats, but they were originally created by Republicans

by Christopher Alston, WABE December 28, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Court fees and fines make voting near-impossible for ex-felons in Tennessee

by Iliana Hagenah December 22, 2020January 5, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

To shift the media narrative about the South, we have to rebuild it altogether

by Anoa Changa December 17, 2020December 17, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

'If I asked my family to get rid of a bumper sticker, they would tell me to quit my job.'

by Iliana Hagenah December 17, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

I ran from my church after Trayvon Martin's murder—but not from my religion

by Courtney Napier December 17, 2020December 18, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Democrats eventually won Black youth voters, but will they keep them?

by Iliana Hagenah December 10, 2020December 15, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

When Democracy meets Partisanship

by Courtney Napier and Anoa Changa November 19, 2020November 19, 2020
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Field Notes from the ground in Tennessee—Before, during, and after the election

by Iliana Hagenah November 10, 2020
Posted inSCALAWAG UPDATES

Black Power in the South: How to keep supporting the movement

by Scalawag Team and Scalawag Editors November 6, 2020April 20, 2021
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

To prevent abhorrent state-run voter suppression and police brutality, look to local action beyond election years

by Anoa Changa November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

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