Worker shortage continues: Low wage sectors hardest hit
The U.S. population that is either working or actively looking for work has indeed shrunk: labor force participation is now 62.2%, down from 63.4% in January 2020. Read More
NC Spin Articles
The last best hope for North Carolina’s public schools
Since Republicans took over our legislature they have conducted a slow but steady campaign to privatize, “voucherize” and resegregate education by gradually shifting funding to favored private entities. Read More
Empty buses don't improve air quality
Bus ridership was declining before COVID. What's the future for public transit? Read More
Court must affirm Leandro order and plan, N.C. must fund it
When students in many schools return at the end of next month they will learn there aren't enough teachers in many schools. Read More
North Carolina Minute: St. John's hospital in Raleigh
Healthcare was quite different in the 1880's for the forerunner of Raleigh's Rex Hospital. Read More
Beasley vs. Budd: With 12 weeks to go, Democratic Senate candidate finds surprising momentum
Some had already conceded the Senate seat to the GOP but the race is shaping up to be closer than predicted. Read More
NC Democrats have a big money advantage. Will it matter?
Democrats face many problems but one of them isn't money. But money isn't the sole factor in election wins. Read More
Move over Hubble
James Webb was a native North Carolinian, from Oxford County, and is attributed with the new telescope bringing us incredible sights. Read More
We can't all be experts
When it comes to our work, we specialize in a few things and then trade what we produce for the goods and services other specialists produce. The exchange makes us all better off. Read More
How slavery ruined the South's environment
Many monuments to the Confederacy have been removed but there are some that cannot be. Read More
