Budd and Beasley in dead heat
Not only is the Senate race a dead heat but Democrats are gaining ground on other November elections. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Will we have the first full employment recession?
Currently there are almost two job openings for every unemployed person. Read More
Prejudice makes us all worse off
To say that discrimination is irrational and wrong is not to deny its reality and persistence. Read More
The line from Helms to Trump
Illiberal reactionaries who underpin Donald Trump have been part of our political landscape forever and have never gone away. Read More
Will the NC Chamber walk the walk?
Once upon a time, the NC Chamber advocated for public education, but its steps to help students in poor counties like Hoke and Halifax stop outside the courthouse door. Read More
Crawdads - The African connection
Many questions have been raised about where the best-selling book and now box-office smash "Where the Crawdads Sing" should be really sited. Read More
Fentanyl in NC: An epidemic within the opioid epidemic
Naloxone, a drug used to treat overdoses, is a vital tool in saving lives in the ongoing opioid epidemic but is not widely available. Read More
Are nonprofit hospitals profiting in the name of charity care?
Because nonprofit hospitals misuse their tax benefits and are not held accountable, they are left to profit much more than for-profit health care systems. Read More
For want of a king
There's no question our system of government is strained right now and it is easy to want something different. Would the arguing stop if we just had a king? Read More
Will hospitals kill Medicaid expansion?
Medicaid expansion now enjoys bipartisan support but enactment is being held up because of North Carolina's Certificate of Need laws. Read More
