Violent far-right rallies fueled by baseless voter fraud claims

For over a decade the Republican Party has engaged in a mass propaganda campaign to delegitimize the electoral process with false claims of voter fraud. Now, this strategy has sparked a violent reaction from right-wing extremists who refuse to accept the outcome of the presidential election. (1/15/2021)

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GOP state attorneys general spread election lies that sparked Capitol riot

The Republican Attorneys General Association, currently led by Chairman Chris Carr of Georgia and Policy Chair Steve Marshall of Alabama, is under fire for its role in amplifying false claims of presidential election fraud. We look at the group's history and its corporate funders — some of whom are now reconsidering their support. (1/15/2021)

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Louisiana and North Carolina high courts remove Confederate iconography

The Louisiana Supreme Court recently took down a statue of a former judge who fought for the Confederacy and participated in a deadly coup against the Reconstruction-era state government. And in North Carolina, the high court removed a portrait of its former chief justice, a brutal enslaver. (1/14/2021)

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In the Georgia runoffs, 'poll chaplains' continued King's legacy

As mail-in and early voting got into full swing in the runoffs for two U.S. Senate seats, Georgians of faith worked around the clock to mobilize their communities to vote. (12/21/2020)

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How rural Black organizers helped Democrats win the Senate

A deep, well-resourced infrastructure of civic organizations helped Georgia's rural Black Belt counties achieve the highest level of voter turnout in a runoff election the state has ever seen.

Who's funding the Senate's Sedition Caucus?

The legal, real estate, investment, and oil and gas industries are among those that have contributed the most to the U.S. senators who were part of the effort to overturn the outcome of the presidential election. Among the companies that back spending groups which in turn have supported the Senate's election deniers are Altria Group, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Noble Energy, and Walt Disney. There's growing pressure on companies to reconsider their giving.