Over the last week, Republicans in the North Carolina Senate have pushed a series of bills with wide-ranging implications for how people…

Three years ago, Art Pope was one of North Carolina's biggest political donors and orchestrated a well-funded conservative network. But despite his…

This week, Republican lawmakers in Michigan — birthplace of the United Auto Workers and, more broadly, the U.S. labor movement — shocked…

“As goes the South, so goes the nation." – W.E.B. DuBois With the nation's eyes on party conventions in Tampa and Charlotte,…

Over the last two weeks, voting rights advocates have scored a string of victories in Florida and Texas — and may soon…

The controversial practice of fracking — heavily pushed by energy interests and most Republicans, staunchly opposed by environmentalists and most Democrats —…

The share of Louisiana's population that is locked up in jails or prisons is triple that of Iran and seven times that…

In 2007, 61-year old Joe Horn looked out the window of his Pasadena, Texas home and saw a pair of black men…

North Carolina multimillionaire Art Pope and his groups are often called "libertarian" in their political outlook. But Pope has veered from the…

It's no secret: Over the last year, state legislatures — largely those run by Republicans — have taken up and in many…