A cure for broken politics
More than six out of 10 Americans believe our nation is on the wrong track, according to a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Many factors contribute to the political dysfunction that fuels... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Maybe its the GOP's turn to rule, but which GOP?
I often hear people say the Democrats have controlled North Carolina for more than 140 years, and it is now time to give GOP Gov. Pat McCrory and the Republican legislature a chance to see what they... Read More
The buying of the Supreme Court
Editorial by The Charlotte Observer, February 15, 2014. So you know about U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan’s race. And you may have heard that Republicans who rule the legislature will be fighting off Democrats... Read More
A Moral March opponent makes his case
Last weekend, an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 protesters filled Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh in a show of opposition to laws passed and signed by the state’s Republican leadership. Such a... Read More
A positive first step for teachers
A historic event took place Feb. 10 at Ragsdale High School in Guilford County when the state’s political leadership – Gov. Pat McCrory, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger... Read More
Fighting to lose
Instead of exploiting the Tea Party’s war on Establishment Republicans, Randy Voller seems set on replicating it in the Democratic Party. Behind this week’s chaos is a history of hostilities... Read More
Just another Moral Monday
One protestor waved a sign calling for legalizing medical marijuana and another held up a sign “Stop the War on Women” and Reverend Barber looked out at the multitude of marchers, lifted his arms... Read More
The right still spreading the myth about the 'Carolina Comeback'
The myth persists on the Right in North Carolina that the decision by Governor Pat McCrory and legislative leaders to slash unemployment benefits for laid off workers is responsible for the big drop... Read More
Common sense not a prerequisite for politicians
I often wonder whether all the partisan nastiness and money-grubbing that goes on in politics these days is increasingly leaving the political world, both nationally and at the state level, to know... Read More
McCrory needs to prove he can stand up to industries that pollute
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, February 11, 2014. State environmental officials have been busy backpedaling of late. Last week they assured residents that a coal-ash spill from a Duke Energy power... Read More
