Our electoral future remains unwritten
Some partisan voters may want to present themselves as more open-minded than they really are. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Five reasons for progressives to take hope and stay engaged in 2025
Trump is a rapidly aging, frequently confused and notoriously undisciplined and mercurial lame duck politician who has only razor-thin majorities with which to work in Congress. Read More
Greg Murphy: ‘We in DC are smarter than YOU.’
Murphy was elected to congress and quickly became a follower of McCarthy and leadership. Read More
Cultural aggression from the right
Conservatives across America have taken to a self-image as warriors engaged in a desperate battle to keep their way of life intact amidst an onslaught of cultural aggression. Read More
NC birthed American forestry. But was the Biltmore model flawed from the start?
North Carolina had the first forestry school in the country, built on land surrounding Biltmore. Read More
Time for resolutions
I don’t want to feel afraid of what’s coming in 2025, neither do I intend to bury my head in the sand. Deep breaths and thoughtful decision making will help manage anxiety. Read More
North Carolina reaches for the STARS
Removing the college-degree requirements has proved to be a win-win for helping workers enter new occupations while also improving public services. Read More
Republican lawmakers slapped NC voters and the Constitution in the face
Offended by the vote of the people of North Carolina, they sliced up the governor’s job and distributed it to folks they like better. The N.C. Constitution and the officially-announced will of the people be damned. This is lawlessness on stilts. Read More
The people thing of the people
The Great American Experiment is still very much a work in progress on the political canvas of history. The United States of America is entering its semiquincentennial year after the first shots were fired at Concord and Lexington ― and we are still trying to get it right as well. Read More
