NC leaders demonstrate right and wrong ways to deal with #MeToo issues
For all the progress that's been made in the #MeToo movement there are still too many examples of inaction or delayed responses. Read More
NC SPIN Posts by Rob Schofield
Legislative hypocrisy on "pork" (and we're not talking about hog farms.
530 separate items contained in the budget sent by lawmakers to Gov. Cooper last month that would direct a total $383 million to local projects over the next two fiscal years. And guess who benefits the most? Read More
Dear Senator Berger and Speaker Moore: Please watch this video
It's all but certain that neither Senator Berger nor Speaker Moore will take the time to listen to Ms. Lyn Carver, but if they did it is hard to imagine they would say she was unworthy of Medicaid health insurance. Read More
As Trump arrives in Greenville, analysts highlight administrations broken promises
When candidate Trump campaign in North Carolina he made promises that a new report indicates he hasn't kept. Read More
The latest GOP trial balloons confirm Cooper is right to push for Medicaid expansion
Arguments against Medicaid expansion have been downright pitiful, but there have been some noticeable cracks in the Medicaid blockade in recent days Read More
The Lt. Governor is wrong; multiculturalism is our hope for the future
In a speech to a Salisbury church our Lieutenant Governor said, "No other nation, my friends, has ever survived the diversity and multiculturalism that America faces today.. ." His embarrassing message is wrong and ignorant of world history. Read More
Three initial thoughts on a very dark day for American democracy
The ongoing fight over the composition of our federal courts is a fight to save our democracy. It was a validation and victory for Tumpism. Read More
Budget advice to NC Progressives: "Yes" to negotiation, "hell no" to surrender
After nearly a decade of playing North Carolina’s annual high stakes political poker game with the equivalent of a pair of deuces vs. opponents bearing flushes and full houses, things are suddenly different for Democrats. Read More
Refusal to close the Medicaid coverage gap recalls a dark era from the South's past
Refusing to provide safety net assistance drags up memories of The Great Depression. Read More
More blatant attempts by the GOP to rig a constitutional mandate
The census question on immigration status wasn't about intimidating immigrants. It was about electing Republicans. Read More
