It's time to rethink the employer-sponsored health insurance model
Designed as a way to circumvent wage freezes during World War II, employer sponsored health plans need to be disentangled from employment. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Defunding the police is absurd
64% of people surveyed were not in favor of defunding police. They do, however, favor justice reforms. Read More
$427 million - the price of compliance
In response to a judge's order the state has submitted an action plan to comply with requirements in the long-running Leandro lawsuit. Will it be accepted by the judge? Will the legislature provide funding for the plan? Can money be found to fund it? There are more questions than answers. Read More
US Supreme Court's message to North Carolina. End discrimination now!
It is past time for the legislature to end its relentless attempt to play favorites based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Read More
White privilege and black indignities
White Americans never had to have "the talk" before sending their children out into the world. Read More
Did you know HBCU enrollments fell 11% in the past decade?
Megan Zogby writes in the James G. Martin Center for Academic renewal that it is not clear if historically black colleges and universities can reverse their enrollment declines. Read More
William Barber tells how to tell if we are really at a watershed moment for race in America
Moral protest is a sign that people haven't given up on the democracy. But will this time be different? Read More
"Cut to the bone?" State budget has gown four times as fast as population since 1989
Democrats claim Republicans have cut our state budget to the bone, but is that actually true? Read More
Sic semper tyrannis
Some have called governors tyrants for their handling of COVID-19, but there is another tyranny of which we need to rid ourselves. Read More
Cooper's orders were relatively strict
We will be debating whether the Governor's shutdown orders were too stringent for months. Only time will tell for sure. Read More
