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
by Aaron Schoonmaker, WRAL, July 21, 2016. The NBA is pulling the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte over North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2, which requires that people use public bathrooms... Read More
When North Carolina Republican Chairman Robin Hayes asked fellow delegate Ted Hicks on Thursday what he thought of the convention speech by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Hicks was candid. “I thought it was a... Read More
In 2016 North Carolina features the country’s most competitive election for governor, one of the country’s most competitive elections for U.S. Senate, and (as of mid-July) the tightest state race... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, July 13, 2016. In times of tragedy, words of wisdom and keen insights often come from those who work out of the spotlight, away from the political and cultural fight... Read More
