by Thomas Mills | Sep 9, 2016 | Civil Rights, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Voting Rights |
For a brief period following the Civil War and Reconstruction, African-Americans enjoyed voting rights similar to those of white people. They elected mayors, legislators, and even Congressmen. They were all Republicans because Lincoln freed the slaves. By the end of...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 1, 2016 | Civil Rights, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Race |
Regardless of whether they were Democrats, Republicans, or some other party, conservatives in this country have been consistently wrong on matters of race for the entire history of our nation. They opposed ending slavery when our Founding Fathers wrote the...
by James Kotecki | Aug 10, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Issues, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGOP, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, Religion, Republicans, Social Issues
He wants to fight North Carolina’s most contentious legal battles. He doesn’t mind when his opponent calls HB2 “Buck’s Bill.” But for Senator Buck Newton, the key issue in his race for attorney general is whether the job gets done at all. And yes – we also talk...
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 4, 2016 | Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGov |
If history is just, August 2, 2016 will go down in infamy. On that day Pat McCrory cemented his place as the heir to George Wallace. Except if anything McCrory’s pro-bigotry stance is broader. State politics watchers awoke Tuesday to see McCrory taking a more...
by James Kotecki | Aug 3, 2016 | Civil Rights, Gun Control, Issues, PODCAST, Politics, Race, The North Carolinian
Durham City Councilwoman Jillian Johnson sparked controversy this summer when she wrote on Facebook note that “the most dangerous people with guns are cops and soldiers.” Can a fiercely progressive, community-organizing “radical nerd” change the system from the inside...
by James Kotecki | Jul 20, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Issues, Moral Monday, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGOP, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, Race, Republicans, The North Carolinian |
Greg Doucette supports legalizing marijuana, opposes HB2, and defends protesters from groups like Moral Mondays and Black Lives Matter. And he’s the Republican – yes, Republican – candidate for NC State Senate District 22. Doucette faces an uphill election...
