Oppose ICE? Here’s how you can take action
Here are some action tools to help stop ICE funding, halt detention expansion, and demand accountability from Congress.
Feb
2026
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Jan
2026
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Billy Ball Explains NC: The GOP’s war on voting in North Carolina
In a new Billy Ball Explains NC, we break down how the NC GOP took control of election boards, why students and Black voters are being targeted, and how these decisions fit into a national strategy to limit voting access.
Jan
2026
22
Billy Ball Explains NC: Why the fighting in Venezuela is a BIG deal in NC
Did you know the unit that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is based out of NC? In a new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take a look at why the military conflict in Venezuela is a BIG deal for NC's military population.
Jan
2026
15
Here are the NC stops for the Buddhist monks’ ‘Walk for Peace’
What to know about the Buddhist monks and their "Walk for Peace," which includes multiple stops in North Carolina.
Jan
2026
13
Billy Ball Explains NC: Leandro and why NC schools still aren’t equal
In the new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take on the Leandro case, a lawsuit over education equality that's still unresolved 31 years after it was filed. There are more than a billion dollars at stake for public schools.
Jan
2026
7
Video: Visiting the Dambo trolls in NC and talking about neurodiversity
The Dambo trolls are visiting NC until mid-February. Cardinal & Pine's series on neurodiversity and nature took a trip to visit them in Asheville.
Jan
2026
7
Video: Lumbee recognition in North Carolina
NC's Lumbee Tribe is headed for federal recognition after decades of waiting. Cardinal & Pine Senior Editor Billy Ball talked about it recently on PBS NC's "State Lines."
Dec
2025
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Billy Ball Explains NC: NC GOP outraged over gay Santa book
NC Republicans' fury about a gay Santa book is one big performance, but it hurts real children.
Dec
2025
22
Video: Man destroys nativity scene protesting ICE raids in NC
CNN happened to cover a man wrecking a nativity scene in Charlotte protesting ICE raids in NC.
Dec
2025
17
Video: NC pastor says ICE took a community member and denied visitation
A NC pastor talks to Cardinal & Pine about ICE's arrest of a Raleigh man who later suffered a medical emergency. ICE reportedly denied his family visitation afterward.
