By R. Allen Wight On July 24, Italo Medelius-Marsano began his 40-day hunger strike, during which he has not eaten any food and is only drinking water. Italo will end his strike on September 2,…
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By Joel Sronce As this summer’s FIFA World Cup signifies the return of the mega international sporting event to Atlanta, it falls into a lineage riddled with displacement, repression, and profiteering. However, on April 19,…
By Will Atwater Across North Carolina, the debate over AI data centers is intensifying as local residents, county officials and state lawmakers clash over whether to block or accept new projects — and who should…
Commentary by Alex Campbell So-called “right-to-work” (RTW) laws have existed in North Carolina since 1947. But NC policymakers are pushing a constitutional amendment that, if passed on the ballot by North Carolinians, would codify RTW…
Our Unhoused Neighbors? Commentary by Rayna Rusenko I have strong views regarding how the city of Durham treats people experiencing homelessness. I have vocally advocated for HEART and its expansion since 2022, precisely because it…
By Carl Hintz Since the start of April, 15 servers in the dining department at Searstone retirement community in Cary have been on strike. The workers are demanding written confirmation that a former hospitality manager…
It’s a Secret. By Lisa Sorg Tax breaks for data centers in North Carolina keep as much as $57 million each year from state and local government coffers, state figures show, an amount that could…
Commentary by Carl Hintz When I was 7 the US invaded Iraq. It was a war based on a lie. Like all wars, organized state sanctioned killing, it came at the irreparable cost of human…
By Kara Hoving For Haywood Christian Ministry (HCM), the past year has been one of fast and dramatic pendulum swings. At the end of 2024, the Waynesville-based nonprofit was fully immersed in Hurricane Helene relief…
The Struggle for Affordable Housing By Greg Childress North Carolina’s community land trusts are working to raise the profile of their housing preservation model, which its members see as a vital tool in the struggle…