by Thomas Mills | Oct 27, 2021 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
As we get closer and closer to new district maps, I have a few thoughts on redistricting, some of which I expressed last week. In particular, there’s no way to take politics out of the process, but there are better ways than others to do it. In North Carolina, we’ve...
by Fred Mills | Aug 12, 2021 | History, Politics, Race |
Fred Mills is an acclaimed music critic, writer, and editor who grew up in North Carolina. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. It’s a weekend afternoon during the pre-Beatles ’60s, in Smallville, USA (technically, a tiny cotton mill town [name...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 11, 2021 | Economy, Editor's Blog
We’ve now got a solid ten years of Republican rule in North Carolina and we can do some comparing. The GOP likes to portray North Carolina as a struggling state that had difficulty attracting industry and good paying jobs because of its lousy business climate. In...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 2, 2021 | Editor's Blog, Voting Rights |
Yesterday, a group of 100 scholars issued a statement saying that our democracy is at risk. This weekend, Texas tried to pass a voter suppression law that would restrict access to the ballot and allow officials to overturn election results based on accusations of...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 26, 2021 | Editor's Blog, Immigration |
Joe Biden is enjoying strong approval ratings as he approaches the end of his first 100 days in office. He has broad support for his approach to the most pressing issues, the economy and the pandemic. The one place he has problems is immigration. Voters want solutions...
by Rick Henderson | Mar 4, 2021 | Issues, National Politics, Politics, Voting Rights |
Shutterstock image On Wednesday, the U.S. House passed H.R. 1, the “For the People Act,” a 791-page (gulp) parade of horribles left-leaning election activists have pushed for years. Plus, some reasonable changes in election law. It’ll head to the Senate, where it...
