New Democratic Senate majority opens path to democracy reforms Now in control of the U.S. Senate, Democrats motivated by the Jan. 6 extremist attack on the U.S. Capitol are determined to pass legislation that will combat the current threats to U.S. democracy and fortify election systems that have been undermined by voter suppression and misleading claims of election fraud. (1/29/2021) Read More > Biden administration confronts far-right extremist threat Following the riot at the U.S. Capitol, the president has ordered a threat assessment on domestic terrorism, and his defense secretary has promised to purge the military of extremists. Experts who monitor hate groups say it's also critical for political leaders across the ideological spectrum to speak out against colleagues who spread falsehoods. (1/29/2021) Read More > How Biden can protect frontline food system workers The COVID-19 pandemic has not ended in the nation's meat and poultry processing facilities. Here's what organizers and advocates say the new administration can do to help keep workers and their communities safe. (1/28/2021) Read More > Biden could repay Black women supporters by canceling student debt Black women played a lead role in helping Joe Biden win the White House and Democrats win the Senate. One way to repay them would be by canceling the student debt that disproportionately burdens them. (1/27/2021) Read More > Lawmakers in Florida and other states want felony penalties for protesters GOP state lawmakers are using the recent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol to justify new laws that subject protesters to harsh criminal penalties. Many of the bills were introduced last year, amid nationwide protests for racial justice. Some would bar efforts to reallocate funding from police. (1/28/2021) Read More > Groups across the South are working to fix a broken farm labor system Farm labor advocacy groups are pressing for policy changes that seemed distant under the Trump administration. But they also remain committed to reaching union agreements through supply chain actions, which have proven a more reliable path to farmworker justice in Southern states. (1/28/2021) Read More > Political scientist Angie Maxwell on countering the 'Long Southern Strategy' The University of Arkansas professor who co-wrote a book on the Republican Party's decades-long effort to win white Southerners' support through coded and not-so-coded appeals to racism, sexism, and Christian nationalism talks with Facing South about where that approach stands today — and what the results of the recent U.S. Senate races in Georgia tell us about its future. (1/22/2021) Read More > | 
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