The Lies Americans Tell Themselves
By Scott Hechinger The first time I saw the photo, I stopped breathing. A man, who appeared to be a restaurant worker in Charlotte, North Carolina, pinned to the floor of a commercial kitchen, his…
Back Yard
Venezuela Solidarity Protest in Raleigh
Protesters demand safe return of Maduro to Venezuela and no war By Carl Hintz On Saturday January 3rd, protesters assembled in Raleigh, NC at Moore Square in opposition to the illegal and unconstitutional attacks on…
Durham’s Only Unionized Starbucks Holds Practice Picket
By Durham Dispatch On Oct. 27, Starbucks workers and union supporters gathered outside the Renaissance Center location for a practice picket. The store is one of three in the Triangle area represented by Starbucks Workers…
How NC Is Rising Up Against Trump’s
Anti-Immigrant Crackdown By Chris Kromm United States Border Patrol gave city leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, just two days’ notice before unleashing “Operation Charlotte’s Web” on November 15, the latest in a series of immigration…
Duke Grad Student Union’s Historic Win
By Max Tendler After two years of strikes and 32 negotiation sessions with University administration, Duke Graduate Student Union has ratified its first contract—the first agreement for unionized graduate students in the South. DGSU members…
“We didn’t lose, we learned”
Amazon Union Campaign Expands to Durham By Brandon Kingdollar The campaign to unionize Amazon has set its sights on Durham, with Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment launching an organizing drive outside the company’s…
North Carolina’s Connections to a Genocide
Op-ed by Laura Gibney On August 25, many North Carolinians were made aware of a direct connection between their state and the dystopian images on their television and social media screens of starved unarmed Palestinians…
Mucking Through Local Democracy
Commentary by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton One of my favorite photos of my friend Jason Dunkin is a selfie he took where he’s grinning ear to ear. He’s sitting across from his local city commissioners, who are…
Student Workers and University Politics
By R Allen Wight In March of this year at UNC Chapel Hill, the winning candidate for president of the Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) was disqualified for a minor infraction against election rules….
Building the Case for Housing Justice
By Jacob Flowers One afternoon a few weeks ago, I joined AFSC North Carolina staff and volunteers at the Guilford County courthouse to monitor eviction proceedings. Our staff members CC Crawford and Devyn Rascoe had…