The comeback kid
President Obama's speech last night showed he has a knack for coming back after a setback - and a knack for the comeback quip. Three things about the night: (1) How Obama framed the debate (2) the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The conspiracy to deny the conspiracy about firing Tom Ross
It has been four days since the UNC Board of Governors dealt the university system a stunning blow by abruptly firing UNC President Tom Ross Friday morning and there’s still been no reason given for... Read More
Step up, North Carolina and do what's right
Loopholes in a law passed last year are still preventing victims of North Carolina’s forced sterilization program from receiving the compensation that they deserve. My colleague, Jon Sanders... Read More
NC SPIN panelists support modifying state A through F grading system
If a special taping of NC SPIN is any indication, there could be broad support for revising how the state’s new A through F school performance grades are calculated for every public school... Read More
The struggle to have government serve all, not just the wealthy
by William Barber and Bob Hall, published in News and Observer, January 21, 2015. The nation’s first Republican president explained what democracy ought to be: a government of the people, by the... Read More
A call to action on teacher pay
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 21, 2015. As the legislature prepares to begin its 2015 “long” session, Gov. Pat McCrory and new House Speaker Tim Moore should take note of the Public... Read More
Judge orders NC Schools to explain "academic doublespeak"
The judge overseeing a 20-year-old lawsuit wants to know whether North Carolina officials are trying to define their way out of their duty to educate all of the state's children. Superior Court Judge... Read More
Burr in Obama's saddle
As the State of the Union address by President Obama and the Republican response aptly demonstrated, the next two years are more likely to feature confrontation rather than conciliation in Washington... Read More
Why Republicans aren't too worried about $200 million
For many of us, being just a few thousand dollars in the hole at any given time would be cause for concern. So why aren't state Republican leaders in North Carolina sounding the alarm about a revenue... Read More
Silence of the Rams
Is there something in the water in Chapel Hill that keeps University big shots from giving straight answers? The same lockjaw that keeps the UNC-CH athletic-academic scandal on the front pages has now... Read More
