"Squirrel"
In the midst of a debate that is tearing the Republican Party apart, Donald Trump this morning yelled the equivalent of “Squirrel!” And like the dogs in the movie “Up!” progressive twitter... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Judges scold redistricting delay
Democratic candidates are paralyzed until Republican lawmakers redraw the State House and Senate districts that were found to have been unconstitutionally racially gerrymandered. The GOP partisan... Read More
Leandro forecast: cloudy
Befuddled. That’s my reaction to an announcement earlier this week that two sides in the longstanding Leandro lawsuit had requested an independent consultant to identify additional steps for the... Read More
Democrats should focus on ballots, not protests
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, July 22, 2017. Gov. Roy Cooper is trying to help Democrats regain at least a share of the political power in North Carolina. We believe the state functions better... Read More
Why can't we get the economy just right?
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, July 21, 2017. My wife is a great cook, and she makes fabulous varieties of soups. My favorite is her lentil soup. It’s both tasty and healthy... Read More
My strategy for a lottery windfall
by Paul O'Connor, The Insider, published in The Wilson Daily Times, July 27, 2017. While the legislature debated the state lottery years ago, a veteran lobbyist dismissed my argument that it would... Read More
Sorry Republicans, facts matter
It’s not an original thought to point out that the Trump Administration is a larger version of what has been happening in North Carolina for the last seven years, a takeover by far-right ideologues... Read More
Religion and politics always mix
William Barber, president of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP and a key orchestrator of protests against Republicans in the Tar Heel State, is a minister. He serves as pastor of Greenleaf... Read More
