NC SPIN episode # 1124 Air Date 05/29/2020
Covid-19 Update, Shakeup at Employment Security Commission, The Investigation of Senator Burr, Gubernatorial Leadership Watch NC SPIN Previous Episodes
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
North Carolina is under siege from many fronts and this week’s NC SPIN discusses them. We begin by asking if we have truly lost the Republican convention. We talk about protests, riots and looting in our communities and examine week Two of Phase Two reopening from COVID-19 and talk about how we are responding. Joining our panel this week are former House Speaker Joe Mavretic, Journalist and filmmaker Cash Michaels, Chris Fitzsimon, Director of States Newsroom and John Hood, Syndicated columnist and author. Be sure to watch NC SPIN at 7:30 p.m. Friday and again at 12:30 p.m. Sunday on UNC-TV. You can also watch Friday night at 10 p.m., Saturday at 4:30 p.m., and Sunday at 10 a.m. on UNC-TV's NC Channel. Or you can stream NC SPIN at your leisure on our Youtube channel you can find on ncspin.com. Thank you for watching NC SPIN.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Mourning and LamentIt is hard to see what good can come from our current state, but we believe that good can come from sorrow. Read More |
Riots destroy more than property
Rioting and looting is always about people harming people. Read More
Will UNC faculty and students 'vote with their feet' on the prospect of returning to campus?
Obviously a majority would prefer to be on campus come August. But the question is whether it can be done safely. Read More
Election bill passes House but still has major problems
It is clear that the Bipartisan Elections Act of 2020 went through quite a bit of revisions before passing the House. But the Senate needs to make even more. Read More
Trump stiffs Charlotte. He can stick it.
Americans seem to be finally waking up to the threat Trump poses to our democracy and our principles. Read More
A comparison: North Carolina's state budget then and now
How does North Carolina compare financially under Democratic leadership versus Republican leadership? Read More
How will the job market change after the virus?
Even in the best of times, our economy goes through simultaneous job creation and job destruction. The aftermath of the coronavirus will send this job churning to a new level. Will the outcome be a plus or minus? Read More
Small inklings of the understandable fear and anger that fuels the protest movement
People of color shouldn't have to ask for American privileges like freedom and equality. Unfortunately they too often do. Read More
Isn't it about time to try to make a rope?
Even if all the materials are available, making a rope is a challenging task. Read More
Protests and politics echo 1968
We don’t want Charlotte to be to 2020 what Chicago was to 1968. Read More
Job losses merit energetic response
Ending the shutdown won’t be enough. It will take months if not years for battered North Carolina companies to recover. Read More
Jack Hunt and Ruby's cooking
Hunt was a peacemaker and if he couldn't get the job done himself Ruby's cooking almost always brought people together. Read More
Go slow reopening might be too costly
Have North Carolina’s economic woes been caused more by COVID-19 itself, or by government’s regulatory response to the pandemic? Read More
Faculty, students skeptical as UNC-Chapel Hill prepares to reopen in August
Most want our universities to reopen this fall. But they also want to make sure it can be done safely. Read More
Still believe that a college degree is a great investment?
Former Montana Representative Tom Burnett writes in the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal that we sometime overestimate the benefit of college. Read More
What might presidential coattails, or voter loyalty, mean in 2020 in North Carolina?
Are presidential coattails enough to drag down-ballot candidates into office or will they weigh down those candidates of the same party? Read More
The check is in the mail?
Once Americans start getting a check, they might get to liking it. Read More
Redistricting bill is impractical and runs counter to NC Constitution
There is one bright spot to a proposed redistricting bill. But the rest of the proposals need to go back to the drawing board. Read More
Burr apparently still subject of insider trading investigation
The Department of Justice has dropped investigations into three U.S. Senators but haven't done so regarding Senator Richard Burr. Read More
Cooper isn't addressing urgent needs
The arbitrary and capricious rules of Phase Two unreasonably infringe on the right of North Carolinians to earn a living. Read More
Giving away the Grand Old Party
Many Reagan Republicans lament the loss of their party, but they didn't lose it. They gave it away. Read More
We can't keep our schools closed
There really is no practical alternative to reopening schools. Life, work, and education must proceed. Read More
On Phase Two, Cooper should try again
Governor Cooper should ask for a do-over and take another shot at Phase 2. Read More
You Decide: Can we have both health and wealth?
It’s estimated the restrictions on buying and selling are costing the North Carolina economy $12 billion per month. Can we have both health and wealth? Read More
Gyms, playgrounds, bars face at least five more dark weeks under Cooper's Phase Two
Some businesses made the cut. Some were cut out. Some who made the cut will choose not to reopen. Read More
Coming apart or coming together?
Maybe we should pay less attention to the people yelling – on the streets, on TV and on social media. Maybe we should listen to quieter voices that speak to the basic decency of all Americans. Read More
