Tag: North Carolina
Republicans responsible for voter suppression in 2016
With a Republican majority currently held in all three branches, there will most likely be a lot more barriers and restrictions in the times ahead.
The nasty fallout from North Carolina’s powerful hog industry
What smells more -- the politics or the pigs?
Black voters sue North Carolina over last-minute purges
The NAACP says the practice is disenfranchising thousands.
North Carolina Slashed Their Early Voting Hours and Now This Is...
The state could decide both the presidential election and control of the Senate.
Red Wolf Faces Extinction at Hands of Protection Agency
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's red wolf protection plan "will no doubt result in extinction of red wolves in the wild."
Cities Begin Marching in Solidarity with Charlotte
Others parts of the U.S. are joining forces with North Carolina, expressing their outrage over the killing of Keith Scott.
Riots Erupt in Charlotte After Police Killing of Keith Lamont Scott
The police department and Scott's family are at odds with their version of events leading up to the shooting and killing of Keith Lamont Scott.
Federal Judge Protects Two Transgender Individuals From North Carolina’s HB2
It’s the first sign that the discriminatory law is doomed to fail.
North Carolina Spent Nearly $5 Million Defending Voter ID, And Lost
“It shows the North Carolina Republicans are afraid of free and fair elections and being accountable to the voters for their actions.”
BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down The Worst Voter Suppression Law...
North Carolina elected officials tried to rig future elections, and now they have failed.
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California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.