Solving the Staffing Crisis in NC Schools
A teacher’s point of view By Carl Hintz I started teaching in Wake County in December of 2021. I currently teach physical science and chemistry. As a new teacher, I can speak to some of…
Back Yard
Next Steps in the Fight for Debt Relief
By Rebekah Barber The student loan pause offered a safety raft to millions of Americans who are drowning in debt. The Supreme Court’s recent 6-3 decision to block student debt relief will devastate these borrowers,…
NCGA Bullies Trans Youth and Fails to Address Problems Students Face
Commentary by Carl Hintz The “cultural wars” have reared their ugly heads in North Carolina. As an enthusiast of cultural anthropology, this saddens me. Culture is a shared system of meaning, not something to have…
“A Serious Environmental Justice Problem”
Duke University didn’t inform public about lead in Durham parks By: Lisa Sorg Soil at three Durham parks—Walltown, East End and East Durham (and presumably a fourth, Lyon Park)—contain levels of lead as much as…
2.5 Million Acres of NC Wetlands Now at Risk
By Lisa Sorg The House overrode Gov. Cooper’s veto of the Farm Act today, stripping 2.5 million acres of wetlands—an area one and half times larger than the state of Delaware—of environmental protection. The vote…
Workers in the South Are Winning
By Tom Conway Workers at Blue Bird Corporation in Fort Valley, Georgia, launched a union drive to secure better wages, work-life balance, and a voice on the job. The company resisted them. History defied them….
‘Cop City’ and the Struggle for Climate Justice
By Stan Cox Along the South River, in the southwest corner of DeKalb County, Georgia, lies a forested area of about 300 acres that has been owned by the nearby City of Atlanta for over…
The Necessity of Remembering
Address to the Nakba 75 Rally, Downtown Raleigh, May 13, 2023 By J. Mark Davidson We at Voices for Justice in Palestine believe that the foundation of a just and lasting peace is freedom, dignity,…
Accessing Abortion in the Triangle
Edited by Carl Hintz Republicans in North Carolina’s General Assembly are pushing through a 12-week abortion ban. North Carolina previously banned abortion after 20 weeks and six days, requiring a 72-hour waiting period, and requiring…
Childbirth Killing Black Moms at a Higher Rate
NC advocates, policymakers discuss solutions. By Jennifer Fernandez Everyone here knew the data: Black women are three times more likely to die in connection with childbirth than white women. And they knew the cause: hard-to-solve…