by Thomas Mills | May 5, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
When Mark Robinson comes onto the stage at his rallies, his theme song should be “Crossroads” because Robinson has clearly sold his soul. Legend has it that blues musician Robert Johnson was just a mediocre guitar player who was more an annoyance than a...
by Thomas Mills | May 3, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
Republicans in the legislature may have just kicked the hornets’ nest. Yesterday, they announced a plan to ban abortions after 12 weeks, with a graduated series of exceptions for instances of rape, incest, and the life of the mother. There’s no exceptions for the...
by Thomas Mills | May 1, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
Republicans are set on dismantling our public education system from the ground up. Their voucher plan subsidizes private schools at the expense of public ones while continuing to put more money in the pockets of rich people. Their plan to end tenure at UNC and give...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 28, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
I remember when Republicans were first pushing the voucher scheme that will upend our public schools and turn many of them into underfunded warehouses for poor children. Back then, they insisted that “opportunity scholarships,” as they call them, were...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 26, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
Mark Robinson’s candidacy in North Carolina is a test of Republican politics and the endurance of Trumpism. Robinson is an unabashed Trumpist, spewing most of his populist garbage and embracing his insulting and demeaning campaign style. Like Trump, he’s basing his...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 24, 2023 | Editor's Blog |
Mark Robinson is officially a candidate for governor. He’s the least experienced lieutenant governor in modern history. He has no political record or accomplishments. He’s the first social media phenomenon to win statewide office in North Carolina, maybe the nation....
