Toyota deal highlights the political right’s detachment from reality on the seminal issue confronting humanity
State leaders are refusing to acknowledge the climate elephant in the room Read More
NC SPIN Posts by Rob Schofield
Undermining a basic right: Republican politicians espouse a truly radical stance on public education
The basic premise – that courts have the fundamental power to compel government action (even when it requires the expenditure of public resources) – remains (and should remain) unassailable. Read More
Right-wing extremism hits new lows but “responsible” conservatives remain largely silent
There’s been no shortage of people willing to publicly espouse a message of hostile and violent confrontation. This is hardly the first time this has happened. Read More
New ‘must read’ report documents the impact of COVID-19 on low income households in NC
The pandemic wreaked havoc all across the globe, but especially on low-income households. Read More
NC GOP election rigging continues apace with new voter suppression bills
Fresh off passing into law some of the most egregiously gerrymandered redistricting maps in state history, legislators now would, for no good reason, discard mailed ballots that are lawfully cast but don’t arrive by Election Day. Read More
Judge’s order to up school funding is legally, practically, and morally correct
Irrespective of the roadblocks the legislature may erect the duty to enforce the constitution and the rights North Carolina children will fall to the state Supreme Court. Read More
Health care advocacy group: Cooper should veto any budget that does not include Medicaid expansion
News reports indicate Governor Cooper might approve a budget without Medicaid expansion. Health care advocates hope not. Read More
More irresponsible and embarrassing nonsense from the deeply troubled Madison Cawthorn
It's an outrage that supposedly responsible Republican leaders allow this deeply disturbed person continue to spew absurd lies without calling him out. Read More
For the good of the country and the planet, Democrats in Congress must stick together
We inhabit a period of division in which almost half the U.S. Congress remains committed to doing whatever it can to foil the current President’s every move and to lay the groundwork for the return of his predecessor. Read More
The political right and the myth about color-blind capitalism
American capitalism is a human institution that’s sure to reflect all the foibles, prejudices, hypocrisies and imperfect progress of the mostly white human beings who still dominate it. Read More
