The State
of the South

State of the South is a platform for exploring how—and if—Southerners are reckoning with contemporary economic, social, and environmental challenges. We will examine these issues with the awareness that equity cannot be assumed, but must be designed.

Article

To be a crossroads…MDC in 2021

MDC News

Dec 20, 2021

Article

MDC President John Simpkins participates in US House Committee Roundtable discussion on Rural Hunger

Rural Communities

Dec 07, 2021

Article

Request for Applications – Learning for Equity: A Network for Solutions (LENS-NC)

Education

Nov 18, 2021

Article

MDC releases Student Loan Policy Agenda

Education

Nov 12, 2021

Article

Rural Forward NC joins MDC to enhance capacity and support for rural leaders and communities across the South

MDC News

Sep 07, 2021

Video

The State of the South: Universal Basic Income Is Neither Universal, Nor Basic.

Economic Security & Mobility

Jun 10, 2021

Video

The State of the South in the Covid Era

Health

Mar 29, 2021

Article

Remembering Miss. Gov. William Winter, MDC chair emeritus and an inspiration

MDC News

Dec 20, 2020

Report

Highlights of the three Southern indebtedness papers

Economic Security & Mobility

Nov 20, 2020

Report

Southern Indebtedness: An Equity-Driven Policy Agenda to Reduce Debt

Economic Security & Mobility

Nov 20, 2020

Report

Southern Indebtedness: How Society Uses Debt to Restrict the Economic Mobility of Youth and Young Adults

Economic Security & Mobility

Nov 20, 2020

Report

Southern Indebtedness: How Structural Inequities and Flawed Systems Keep People in Debt

Economic Security & Mobility

Nov 20, 2020

Article

LENS NC offers space for new connections and shared dreaming to help students with learning differences

Education

Nov 06, 2020

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