Frustrated, defeated and over it. Those words sum up the feelings of N.C. Rep. Nathan Baskerville, a Henderson Democrat, as he finishes his second, two-year term in the N.C. House. He is not running... Read More
North Carolina Republicans this year will get to experience what we Democrats went through in so many presidential elections: how to avoid going down with the Titanic. Because the S.S. Trump is going... Read More
The N.C. General Assembly’s 2016-17 short session is over, the legislature has adjourned, and everyone is back in his or her district — either planning retirement or campaigning. A total of... Read More
North Carolinians of my generation have been blessed with two important Robert Morgans. One is the mountain-born-and-raised and acclaimed writer who is featured this week on North Carolina Bookwatch... Read More
by Matt Caulder, Capitol Connection, July 21, 2016. Following the news that State Treasurer Janet Cowell has joined the boards of two companies based in the Triangle, while she is still in office, the... Read More
Too often men in powerful positions abuse women. The pathetic advances plied upon women in subordinate positions is as bad as the misosgynist lyrics to violent songs which demean women yet command our... Read More
Fact check shows Pope-Civitas Institute used backwards math to tell false story on public schools budgets A recent post from Bob Luebke at the right-wing Pope-Civitas Institute incorrectly argues... Read More
You might not expect a presidential candidate to compare himself to America’s most crooked and disgraced President, but Donald Trump and his campaign chairman did just that this week. Trump and... Read More
One of the most frustrating things about this General Assembly session was once again what lawmakers did not do. They actively chose not to join the 31 other states that have expanded Medicaid under... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 19, 2016. Montrell Jackson’s Facebook appeal should be heard and heeded across this country: “These are trying times. Please don’t let hate infect your... Read More
