Revolution or incrementalism?
This presidential primary season is one of the most interesting in my lifetime. On the Republican side we’ve got a showman leading a pack of mostly qualified, if underwhelming, contenders. On the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
State regulators to examine Blue Cross operations
by Renee Chou and Laura Leslie, WRAL, February 11, 2016. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said Thursday that his agency is launching an examination of Blue Cross Blue Shield of... Read More
N.C. Supreme Court ends redistricting lawsuit
While North Carolina waits on the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on congressional redistricting, the N.C. Supreme Court has closed its books (for now) on legislative and congressional redistricting... Read More
Trump is a symptom in North Carolina not just a candidate
Listen to many of the conservative pundits around the country and in North Carolina these days and you’d think Donald Trump appeared out of nowhere to storm to the front of the Republican... Read More
Once promising year-round schools fade away
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, February 11, 2016 When the new calendar was introduced here, there was a lot of enthusiasm for year-round schools. Teachers, students and parents all liked the idea... Read More
NC cuts save taxpayers millions
Here’s a statement that North Carolinians of all political stripes can agree is a fact: Gov. Pat McCrory and the state legislature have enacted the largest tax cut in the history of North Carolina... Read More
NC should take steps to encourage direct primary care
North Carolina policymakers should take steps to make the state even friendlier to direct primary care. It’s an “innovative” business model that already generates benefits for patients, doctors... Read More
What choice do voters have other than a political realignment?
Authentic Revolutionary Leaders with Money are Dangerous If a 74-year-old Independent socialist can come from 41 points behind to tie the most admired woman in the world in the Democratic Caucus in... Read More
What's next for congressional district maps (besides uncertainty)?
The scramble for what happens next in North Carolina’s 1st and 12th congressional districts is well underway now that a federal 3-judge panel has declared their Republican-drawn maps... Read More
REINS proposal guarantees government gridlock
So-called “REINS Act” would pose grave threat to consumers, environment, public health and safety With all of the damage the political Right has done to the public services and structures of... Read More
