Finding common ground
On a recent Thursday, three African-American members of the N.C. General Assembly held a press conference to draw attention to recent shootings of black men by police. They talked in the aftermath of... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Putting ideology over evidence won't help struggling students
Legislative leaders say they care about helping struggling schools in North Carolina and the students who attend them—but they don’t act much like they do. Imagine going to the doctor for an ear... Read More
Is this as good as it gets for North Carolina?
Over the next year North Carolinians will find out the results of an experiment that began July 1. On that date, a new state budget took effect that is based, not on the level of public investment... Read More
Clinton needs Biden. So do we.
For her sake, and for ours, I hope Hillary Clinton asks Joe Biden to run for a third vice presidential term this fall. There are several important reasons; the most important one is at the end of this... Read More
Special session?
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 13, 2016. It’s possible the legislature will be called back into session to fix Wake County commissioner and school board districts that were struck down by... Read More
Candidates go their own way
When North Carolina Democrats Jim Hunt and Rufus Edmisten were running their races for U.S. Senate and governor in 1984, they kept as far away as they could from the Democratic nominee for president... Read More
What you need to know about the latest Supreme Court abortion ruling
Forty-three years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, American women can still access this procedure if that is their decision. Maybe. Depending on where they... Read More
Checks and balances
Federal judges in Richmond deciding school board districts in Wake County sounds odd but in another way it’s a bit of time-honored Americana. Make no mistake: Redistricting is raw politics. It... Read More
Going post-factual
Surveying the Presidential race and the Brexit vote, a smart young political pro observed this week, “We’re living in a post-factual world.” Facts and truth don’t matter. You can say what... Read More
House Republicans stand up to questionable process
By the time the N.C. General Assembly adjourned in early July, Republican N.C. House members were fed up. Their frustrations were not only with legislation considered on the final days of session... Read More
