Elections have consequences. President Trump has issued executive orders motivated by suspicions of election fraud, pushing for blue states to purge voters. The Department of Justice has been on a rampage to halt ballots, investigate poll workers and pre-emptively investigate outcomes likely to not favor the president and his party. This is the federal government legitimizing political […]
The South
The coronavirus pandemic hit communities hard in the rural Deep South, where schools are already among the most ill-resourced in the nation, well-paying jobs are few and necessities like Wi-Fi, public transportation and medical insurance are often out of reach. The Hechinger Report is investigating these problems and covering resiliency and innovation in communities fighting back against an education system that has yet to eradicate systemic racism and white supremacy.
