The North Carolina legislature for another in a string of extremist laws that tear the state's once fairly robust safety net apart in order to appease plutocrat Art Pope: Starting next week, North Carolina—which has the fifth highest jobless rate in the country—will become the...
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North Carolina Republicans have filed a bill establishing a state religion of North Carolina that combines ignoring the 1st Amendment with nullification: SECTION 1. The North Carolina General Assembly asserts.
A must-read story on the problems with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, focusing on glue poisoning in a North Carolina furniture factory. The article describes OSHA as "the watchdog.
On September 22, 1946, the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural & Allied Workers of America (FTA) reached a contract agreement with the Piedmont Tobacco Company, marking an early victory in the CIO's Operation Dixie campaign. In the aftermath of the World War II, the Congress of Industrial...
The Tar Heel State is moving up the list of insane states. There is virtually universal agreement among scientists that the sea will probably rise a good meter or more.
Everyone is outraged that North Carolina denied marriage equality last night. And you should be. However, what I thought was most important last night was that 39% of North Carolina.
A hell of a day for the Tar Heel State: Jodie Brunstetter, wife of state senator Peter Brunsetter, has publicly stated that North Carolinians need to pass Amendment 1, which would define marriage as between a man and a woman, said: “During the conversation, Ms....
The Republican Party continues its implosion, this time by cranking up the war on women in North Carolina. In New Hanover County, county commissioners rejected a state grant for family.
Looks like the Republican Party has another state politician sure to appeal to the wingunttia masses. This time it's in North Carolina, where state Rep. Larry Pittman is calling for.
In a beautifully produced book from University of North Carolina Press, Stanley Riggs and his associates review what they call "The Battle for North Carolina's Coast." By this, they mean the constant struggle to maintain the Outer Banks against threats including climate change, rising sea...
North Carolina has probably underperformed in producing politicians of stature more than any other state. The South is full of powerful senators, representatives, and cabinet members. Not North Carolina. As.