In NC, Winning Is Not Enough—Yet
By Jenn Frye It’s November 15, 2024 and I’m in a room so packed with people that I wish I were wearing a t-shirt instead of my Carolina Federation hoodie. More than 50 lead canvassers…
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Decentralized Social Media
The only alternative to the tech oligarchy By Jason Koebler The TikTok ban and Donald Trump’s rise to power show how fragile our social media accounts are. We must normalize and invest in decentralized social…
Empowering Communities
A love letter from NCCASA to rape crisis advocates By North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault At NCCASA, we recognize the transformative power of support services for survivors of sexual violence. Every call answered, every…
Public Banking in a Time of Climate Crisis
By Trinity Tran On the night of Jan. 7, as the Palisades Fire surged to 2,000 acres to the west and the Eaton Fire exploded to 1,000 to the east, I joined thousands fleeing hurricane-force…
Proposed NC Gas Buildout Puts Our Communities and Land at Risk
By Appalachian Voices We want our families to have the freedom to drink clean water, breathe safe air and live in healthy communities, but plans for a major buildout of methane gas infrastructure are putting…
Bird Flu Threat to Global Biodiversity
By Sergio A. Lambertucci, Andrea Santangeli & Pablo I. Plaza As many wild animal populations are already under strain from habitat loss, climate change and other global change drivers, previously neglected threats such as some…
Jailing for Profit
When budgets depend on locking people up By Nazish Dholakia Across the country, more than 1,300 counties have expanded existing jails or built new ones over the last 20 years—increasing the nation’s capacity to lock…
U.S. War on Africa Rages on with Somalia
in the Crosshairs Commentary by Black Alliance for Peace The new Trump administration has wasted no time continuing the U.S. war on Africa. Just one month into his second term, the U.S. has launched at…
Why I Left Teaching
Commentary by Lisa Williams I grew up in the culture of teaching. My grandmother was an elementary teacher for 50 years, and when her district forced her into retirement at age 70, she joined the…
Organizing Amazon Workers in Garner
An interview with Reverend Ryan Brown By Carl Hintz After a successful union card signing campaign, Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment (CAUSE) has secured a NLRB election. On February 10th through February 15th,…