Lies Liberals Tell Themselves About the Second Amendment

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 14, 2019 A deep-seated denial about the colonial ideology undergirding gun rights in the U.S. has hampered the left's approach to arms control. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Joe Biden’s Racist Dog Whistles Will Haunt Him

Norman Solomon / Truthdig May 23, 2019 The former vice president has championed mass incarceration and adamantly opposed school desegregation. Black voters haven't forgotten. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Abortion Debates Prompt Rape Testimony From Female Lawmakers

JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY / The Associated Press May 18, 2019 Republican legislatures are being confronted with raw, emotional testimony about the effects of restrictive abortion bills. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Former South Carolina Sen. Ernest ‘Fritz’ Hollings Dies at 97

MEG KINNARD / The Associated Press Apr 6, 2019 The silver-haired Democrat helped shepherd his state through desegregation as governor and went on to serve 38 years in the U.S. Senate. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

At Least 14 Dead on Day of Tornadoes, Severe Storms in South

KIM CHANDLER / The Associated Press Mar 3, 2019 A severe storm system in southeast Alabama takes lives, destroys homes, snaps trees and unleashes other tornadoes around the Southeast. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Broken Machines to Violent Threats Among Voting Problems

The Associated Press Nov 7, 2018 A range of issues have added more chaos to a bitterly fought election that produced split results in the House and Senate. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Nikki Haley Resigns as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.

MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Oct 9, 2018 The former governor of South Carolina maintains she has no plans to run for president in 2020. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

After the Hurricane Comes the Deluge on South Carolina Coast

JEFFREY COLLINS / The Associated Press Sep 25, 2018 Nearly two weeks after Florence made landfall 110 miles up the coast, record flooding is expected where five rivers converge in and near Georgetown. An evacuation has been ordered. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Media Fails to Tell Climate Story Behind Hurricane Florence

Jim Naureckas / FAIR Sep 24, 2018 News audiences were rarely informed about the contribution of human-caused climate disruption to the devastating storm, according to a recent study. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Flooding Prompts More Evacuations in South Carolina

ALAN SUDERMAN and ALEX DEROSIER / The Associated Press Sep 21, 2018 Rainwater dumped by Hurricane Florence is moving to the sea, raising river levels and threatening more destruction. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hurricane Florence Blows Open Harsh Realities of American Inequality

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 20, 2018 "We have two hurricanes," says the Rev. William Barber about the recent storm. "The hurricane of poverty and lack of health care and lack of living wages that existed prior to the storm, and then we have the storm." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Florence Death Toll Climbs to 37; Trump Visits Stricken Area

CHUCK BURTON and MARTHA WAGGONER / The Associated Press Sep 19, 2018 As the president helps volunteers at a church in the hard-hit town of New Bern, N.C., that state's governor warns evacuees not to return home because the flooding will get worse in places. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )