Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 24, 2013. There are a few unanswered questions about North Carolina's despicable eugenics program and who will be compensated for having been forcibly... Read More
Daniel Blustein, News and Observer, Tuesday, Jul. 23, 2013 The budget before the legislature this week would make significant changes to two commissions that adopt environmental regulations in North... Read More
Tom Edsall, a longtime political writer for the Washington Post, recently wrote an online column for the New York Times entitled, "Has the GOP Gone Off the Deep End?" The piece was no meandering... Read More
This week the Republicans in the state Senate have revealed a proposal to dramatically shorten the early voting period and eliminate the ability to register when early voting. If this legislation... Read More
North Carolina is proving itself to be the poster child for all that is wrong with modern American democracy and—with thanks to Moral Mondays—also highlighting all that may someday save it. Once a... Read More
A new Civitas Flash Poll indicates that as the General Assembly’s Long Session nears its close, voters have an ambivalent view of individuals and parties involved in North Carolina politics. Only... Read More
Governor Pat McCrory broke a campaign promise and told a whopper Tuesday as he signed a massive tax cut for corporations and millionaires that slashes billions in funding for state government. It was... Read More
Editorial, Wilmington Star-News, July 23, 2013. Some Cape Fear area students went back to school Tuesday, full of enthusiasm. But their teachers open the school year in an atmosphere that casts them... Read More
Editorial by Winston Salem Journal, July 23, 2013. Legislative Republicans are determined to establish a voter-identification law in North Carolina; therefore such a bill is likely to pass before the... Read More
Over a week ago in a newspaper story – after a day of women chanting “shame, shame, shame” – a Republican consultant declared bluntly House Speaker Thom Tillis had better support the Senate... Read More
