Michael McElroy is Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent. He is an adjunct instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and a former editor at The New York Times.
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‘Save what we fought for’: Veterans denounce Trump as a threat to America
A coalition of veterans groups delivered a letter to the state Republican convention last week calling on them to commit to a peaceful election. The veterans were turned away. During the last years of his service in the Navy, Mike Smith, a fighter pilot, performed funeral rites for the fallen, kneeling before grieving families with…
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VIDEO: Veterans get kicked out of NC GOP convention
EXCLUSIVE: A group of veterans and military families were escorted out of the NC GOP’s convention in Greensboro on Friday after delivering a letter calling on Republicans and Donald Trump to reject calls for violence and inflammatory rhetoric. The coalition of veterans — including members of @common_defense and @vetsforresponsibleleadership — were quickly ushered out of…
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VIDEO: ‘I felt invisible” NC woman says doctors ignored her concerns during childbirth.
Doctors are more likely to ignore the concerns of Black pregnant women and dismiss their symptoms, several studies show. Which is exactly what happened with Jessica Deas with two of her three pregnancies. With her third child, she decided to give birth at home with a midwife instead. She spoke with Cardinal & Pine about…
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Black pregnant women say white doctors don’t listen to them. Here’s one NC woman’s story.
Jessica Deas has three children, but doctors in her first two pregnancies, she says, dismissed her serious symptoms, ignored her pain and shrugged away her concerns. Her experience is not unique.
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‘Complete disregard for human life’: Doctors reflect on NC’s abortion ban
In interviews with Cardinal & Pine, doctors laid out the ban’s impact in North Carolina, describing a landscape of delays, backlogs, and hesitancy that forces doctors to consult lawyers before saving patients’ lives.
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VIDEO: ‘Asian Americans can determine the future of our state,’ lawmakers say
North Carolina’s Asian-American lawmakers, all of whom are Democrats, gathered last week to commemorate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. NC Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, the first Asian American to serve in the General Assembly, said that Asian Americans are the fastest growing demographic both nationally and in North Carolina. “We are a small but…
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VIDEO: NC Dems introduce a ‘Children’s Bill of Rights’
North Carolina Republicans have starved public schools for over a decade, state Democrats said last week, creating a mess of widespread staff shortages and limited resources. Though Democrats have introduced more than 230 bills since 2011 to solve these problems, Rep. Julie von Haefen said in a news conference on Wednesday, Republicans blocked, buried, or…
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NC Democrats introduce a ‘Children’s Bill of Rights’
Democrats say that if they were in charge of the state legislature, every student would have the right to a safe and inclusive school, excellent teachers, and ample resources.
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How Democrats’ ‘Mamas First Act’ could save lives by funding doula and midwife services
A bill co-sponsored by Rep. Alma Adams of North Carolina would expand access to a vital tool in the fight to address the nation’s Black maternal health crisis.
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Biden’s efforts to remove ‘forever chemicals’ offer clear contrast to Trump’s record
The Environmental Protection Agency under President Biden has implemented a plan to rid the nation’s water supply of dangerous PFAS. Under Trump, the EPA deferred to the industries responsible for the contamination.
