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
NC Spin Articles
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
Bipartisanship was key in North Carolina's top business climate ranking. Tax cuts were not
Be on guard against insinuations that right-wing austerity economics played more than a marginal role in creating North Carolina’s business prowess. Read More
Unaffiliated voters shouldn't be banned from helping N.C. elections
Every citizen should be able to fully participate in our democracy regardless of political affiliation or lack thereof. Read More
Cooper defends racial discrimination
Governor Roy Cooper, along with former Governors Jim Hunt, Mike Easley and Bev Perdue have intervened in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding racial preferences by university admissions policies. Read More
