Organizing The South
UE Local 150 Convention in Whitakers, NC By UE Local 150 With the slogan “Resist, Restore and Revitalize!” the 13th Biennial Convention of statewide UE Local 150 convened at the Franklinton Center at Bricks on…
UE Local 150 Convention in Whitakers, NC By UE Local 150 With the slogan “Resist, Restore and Revitalize!” the 13th Biennial Convention of statewide UE Local 150 convened at the Franklinton Center at Bricks on…
Morrow’s a wild pick for NC schools chief By Myron B. Pitts Michele Morrow is the strongest statement that North Carolina Republicans have made yet on their real thoughts on public education. It is not…
North Carolina Is Exhibit A By Lewis Raven Wallace The Christian right has a new charismatic leader: Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, who is running a bone-chilling campaign to become the state’s…
By Colin Seeberger The new authoritarian playbook would devastate residents of North Carolina in many ways. Project 2025 is a plan to gut America’s system of checks and balances in order to enact an extreme,…
Around Class – Not Race Dustin Guastella and Bhaskar Sunkara How things can change in a matter of weeks. In early July, populism seemed to rule the day in American politics. Donald Trump selected JD…
From the Public By Sonali Kolhatkar There are many issues on the line this election year but one that gets little attention is former President Donald Trump’s law that cut taxes on the wealthiest Americans…
By Campaign Legal Center Transparency in elections is vital to ensuring that voters know who is spending money to influence their vote. Yet wealthy special interests undermine transparency through secret spending groups (sometimes called “dark…
What would it look like in a state legislature? By Protect Democracy Proportionally elected legislatures could yield more competitive, representative, accountable, and authoritarian-resistant state politics. Reform efforts in the United States are often successfully piloted…
Don’t just soothe the profit motive. Kill it. By Hamilton Nolan You don’t get a bill when a fire truck comes to your house. You do get a bill when an ambulance comes to your…
By George Tsakraklides Pausing or stopping growth altogether is essential for all living organisms—and this is why every single species on this planet comes with genes that are dedicated to managing growth. Degrowth is an…