Coronavirus Journal, April 5
Trying to make sense of all the COVID-19 happenings. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Just dying to vote
A Supreme Court seat was on the ballot in Wisconsin. Other states have postponed primary elections. Was this another voter suppression effort? Read More
Time for random coronavirus testing in NC
To be sure there are more coronavirus cases in North Carolina than are being reported. But how many? We don't know. Read More
The troubling truth behind NC's vaunted "surpluses"
North Carolina's highly touted surpluses are not all they are cracked up to be. Read More
Plots, hoaxes and pandemics
A new novel explores whether the epidemic we are experiencing in real life is the result of some carefully contrived plot by the Chinese, the Russians, or our government. Read More
Cost of COVID-19 makes closing the coverage gap more important than ever
Before COVID-19 the case for closing the coverage gap and expanding Medicaid was convincing. Now it is even more compelling. Read More
Governor mum about COVID-19 decision-making priorities, data sharing
Governor Cooper has held press conferences and interviews with broadcast outlets but he hasn't answered questions about his decision-making process. Read More
Predicting post-apocalypse politics
How will political elections be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? Read More
Look before you leap on prisons
Should our state expand alternative punishments and surveillance techniques so that many prisoners and detainees can be released from confinement? Read More
Isn't it about time for all to become Americans?
Why is our government still trying to divide us, to classify us, to put each of us in some slice of a fictitious federal racial or ethnic pie? Read More
