Disapproving of Pat
36% Approve 46% Disapprove The WRAL Poll painted a bleak picture of a Governor caught between a rock and a hard place. As Mark Binker wrote, only a little over a third of the voters approve of... Read More
NC Spin Articles
More bigoted backlash to marriage equality
The backlash over the federal court rulings about marriage equality in North Carolina took another ugly turn this week with the blessing and even encouragement of a top Republican official in the... Read More
Imagine if we all bothered to vote
Our nation was founded on the ideals of freedom, equality and the concept of the common good. Equality for all and the right to vote are at the very core of our democratic principles. Our guidelines... Read More
An empty chair
I watched the ‘empty chair’ debate too (see Gary’s blog below). And it brought back old memories. Of old foibles. Years ago, in 1980, when John East ran against... Read More
Demagogues and nullifiers and the last gasp of anti-equality forces in North Carolina
Almost every significant move toward justice and equality prompts a backlash. Cynical elected officials preying on ignorance and pandering to fears for their own political gain. Far-right zealots... Read More
Two decades of shame
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, October 23, 2014. A paragraph near the beginning of Kenneth Wainstein’s devastating report on academic fraud at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said... Read More
Thom Warner cable?
Time Warner Cable News made more news than it intended with the “empty chair” debate. One media critic said TWC “orchestrated a phony scandal and boosted Thom Tillis's North Carolina Senate... Read More
Tillis' switch on Medicaid draws fire
by Jim Morrill, News and Observer, October 23, 2014. In last spring’s Republican primary, U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis ran an ad touting his fight against an expanded Medicaid program. “Thom... Read More
State Attorney: NAACP may try to disrupt elections
As early voting opens for the 2014 general election, an attorney representing the state in the lawsuit fighting state election law reforms is seeking further information regarding statements made... Read More
13% increase in Blue Cross ACA rates
Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the state’s biggest health insurer, said Wednesday that rates under the Affordable Care Act next year will increase by 13.5 percent on average, providing the first... Read More
