Severe Tornadoes Rip Through the South, Killing Three
A series of severe tornadoes pummeled the South this weekend, killing three people in Texas and Mississippi, according…
Stop Writing Off the Deep South
The last Democrat to be elected to the Senate in Mississippi was John Stennis, a staunch segregationist who viciously…
Nooses Hung Outside Mississippi State Capitol the Day Before Pivotal Senate Election (UPDATED)
It hasn’t even been a month since Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith “joked” about sitting in the “front row”…
Cindy Hyde-Smith Attended a 'Segregation Academy' With a Confederate Mascot
The hits just keep on coming for Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is currently desperately holding on to her…
Mississippi Senator Can Only Muster a Half-Assed Apology for Joking About 'Public Hanging'
After a full week’s worth of 1940's South cosplay, Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith finally had an opportunity to set…
Former Facebook President Sean Parker Donated to Noxious Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's Super PAC
Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s Mississippi campaign for the last open Senate seat of the midterm season could be…
Mississippi Republican's Habit of Making Despicable Statements Is Actually Causing Her Trouble
Cindy Hyde-Smith is a sitting Republican senator running for election in Mississippi, so you’d think she would have…
GOP Senator Who’s Definitely Joking: What If We Just Didn’t Let Liberals Vote
Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, of Mississippi, is not so great at jokes.
GOP Senate Candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith Jokes About a ‘Public Hanging’ in Mississippi
Republican candidates just can’t help themselves from making shockingly racist comments on the campaign trail.
The Democratic Establishment's Chosen Candidates Won Big in New Jersey
June 5 is the “Super Tuesday” of this primary season, with races happening in eight states across the country. The…
Not Your Negroni: How a Mississippi Drink Menu Shook Up a City’s Deep Race Tensions
“Never let a white man know how much you really do know about anything except hard work,” John Dabney once said to his…
Mississippi Gov Very Keen On Children, As Long As They’re Unborn
On Tuesday, the Mississippi Senate passed a bill to ban abortions after 15 weeks, as reported by the Clarion Ledger.…
Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran Is Resigning, and Someone Even More Racist May Take His Place
Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran, a Republican who has held the seat for forty years and currently serves as the chairman…
Republican Senator Caught Calling Teenage Pages 'Beautiful Girls' on Hot Mic
On Monday, CQ Roll Call’s Amelia Frappoli caught Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker saying something interesting on a hot…
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Over Anti-LGBTQ Mississippi Law
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will not hear two challenges to a Mississippi law that permits businesses and…
Mississippi School Votes to Rename Jefferson Davis Elementary After Obama
As Confederate statues come down across the country, a school in Mississippi has decided to go by a new name next…
Mississippi's Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ Law Will Go Into Effect After Federal Appeals Court Lifts Injunction
An anti-LGBTQ law that the Human Rights Campaign described as the “nation’s worst” will go into effect on Friday in…
How the Battle For Mississippi Went South
In Jackson, Mississippi, in the state capitol, inside the very top of the rotunda, in a circular frame on a large wall…
Ole Miss Will Rename Building Honoring Fervent White Supremacist and Lynching Enthusiast
As part of a larger effort to reduce and contextualize memorials for white supremacists, the University of Mississippi…
What Happens When Undocumented Immigrants Who Can’t Vote Talk to Politicians
Thirteen-year-old Yizel Contraras Torres was born in Alabama but now lives in Southern Mississippi. When you hear her…