Fifty-five years after the beatings in Selma shocked the nation, Southern blacks are still dealing with voter suppression.
Alabama
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Abortion Doesn’t Have to Be Illegal to Be Out of Reach
Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, and several other states are trying to create insurmountable obstacles for women seeking abortions.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Everybody Knows About Alabama
Doug Jones’s victory and a new play drawing on Nina Simone’s songs illustrate the opportunities and challenges we face in 2018.
Posted inTAP
The Past is Alive and Well in Alabama
“The past is not dead. It’s not even past.” —William Faulkner The past is alive and well in Alabama—the past of Roy Moore, who was removed twice as state chief justice and stands an even chance of going to the U.S. Senate; the past of George Wallace; of Jim Crow; and of slavery. If Jack […]
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Doug Jones Won and the Takeaway for Democrats
What progressives need to do to retake Congress
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Doug Jones’s Alabama Surprise Could Change Everything
In the brutal contest for an open Senate seat, the question of identity politics should be settled once and for all.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Alabama Senate Special Election Hinges on African American Turnout
Will the traditional method of turning out black voters in Alabama be enough to carry Democrat Doug Jones to victory?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Could Alabama Be Next?
Doug Jones’s uphill battle against Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Business Lobby Fuels Alabama’s Minimum Wage Fight
Well-funded business groups in Alabama are spending millions to help kill a minimum wage hike enacted by the city of Birmingham, prompting outrage from labor organizers who plan a massive rally in the state capitol of Montgomery on Tuesday. The city-state clash over the minimum wage in Alabama mirrors similar fights around the country that […]
