A prophet among us
William Barber is a voice for the voiceless in a world of noisy hate. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Why did we elect Thom Tillis?Stinging criticism from far right aimed at Tillis should be a badge of honor, not shame. He is doing the job North Carolina elected him to do. Read More |
Our state's economy continues to excel
A Canadian think tank ranks North Carolina 9th among the states in economic freedom. In 2010 we ranked 19th. Read More
Watchdog or lap dog? Proposed legislation tests the independence and legitimacy of our Supreme Court
Recent motions filed by Republican legislators will test just how independent the third branch of state government will be. Read More
Truitt needs to stand WITH students and stand up to legislators
Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt seems more concerned with appeasing the Republican partisans who rule the state legislature than making sure every school child has access to a quality public education and their schools and teachers have the resources needed to do it. Read More
Rare courage
Too many put politics ahead of principle. You can get rid of them with your vote. Read More
New poll offers little help in Medicaid expansion debate
The stalemate exists because of a lack of agreement on steps needed to make it work. Read More
The dawn of Bidenism
Americans are starting to feel better about their future for the first time in years. The president has shown we can solve problems and the divisiveness of the past decade won't. Read More
Let's really reform state universities
Do North Carolinians receive an adequate return for the large investment they make in the UNC System? Read More
Run, Liz, run
Can a decent, principled Republican exorcise the Trump demon as a third party candidate? Read More
Is there some good news on income inequality?
In the last two years national numbers show hourly earnings have risen fastest for occupations paying the least, while increasing the slowest for occupations paying the most. Read More
The coming fight
The shoe is no on the other foot. For years NC Democrats running for the US Senate stayed away from Democratic presidential candidates. Hugging Trump will cost Republicans votes. Read More
State Superintendent would lead an elected State Board of Education under House proposal
For the past year a House committee has traveled the state to study ways to reinvent North Carolina's system of public education. Read More
North Carolina removes hundreds of thousands of registrations from voter rolls
Removing the registrations of dead people, those who have moved out of the county or those who have not voted in a long time. It is incorrect to label this a voter "purge." Read More
Roads are a solution, not the problem
Don’t be fooled by transit dreams woven of gossamer threads. Read More
North Carolina House Republicans advance a new kind of bathroom bill
The House Speaker decides when the House meets, which bills are heard, and which members are on which committees but his latest actions will rank with the infamous HB2. Read More
Isn't it about time to have a State of our Treasury report?
We ask the Governor and sometimes the Chief Justice, but shouldn't we also hear a detail account about the fiscal condition of our state? Read More
GOP lays down the law. Dems work the refs
There is nothing constitutionally, legally, or ethically requiring the majority party to make it easy for the minority party to block their bills. Read More
UNC Board of Governors courts more controversy with new proposed rule on hiring and enrollment
System leaders say the new policy will provide politically neutral protections for intellectual freedom and freedom of speech; critics say the move is part of a national conservative attack on diversity, equity and inclusion. Read More
Some inflation slows in December, yet real wages are down and recession looms
Prices and inflation are coming down, however average earnings are also down. Read More
Tim Moore's power grab
If you can't win by using reasonable rules, change the rules. Read More
Republicans will overreach....again
Democrats did well in November's midterm elections because of Republican overreach. Have no doubt. They will do it again. Read More
How North Carolina can expand opportunity
Six ways our state can keep growing and moving forward Read More
It wouldn't be the first time
Back to back ads for the U S Senate last fall looked and sounded alike. Did anyone notice? Read More
Veto showdowns and voter ID: Democracy will be on the defensive again at the legislature in 2023
Democrats in the minority are left to wonder if their Republican counterparts see them not as duly elected colleagues but as enemies to be muzzled and marginalized. Read More
