Opinion
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Opinion: Racist threats caused the North Carolina bookstore Liberation Station to close. Here’s why we’re reopening.
North Carolina bookstore Liberation Station closed in Raleigh in 2023 after a series of threats and racial slurs. The owner explains why they’re reopening.
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OPINION: We need to rethink disaster recovery in North Carolina
This Saturday—Sept. 27, 2025—marks one year since Hurricane Helene flooded Western North Carolina with five months of rain in just three days.
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OPINION: Two NC Democrats just rejected AIPAC money. It’s the right move, but just one step toward healing.
Amid the turmoil in Gaza, two NC Democrats, US Congresswomen Deborah Ross and Valerie Foushee, are no longer taking funds from the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC. A North Carolina progressive gives his take on what needs to happen next.
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Opinion: Medicaid cuts will hurt North Carolina families like ours
As Medicaid cuts loom thanks to President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” families across the country, including here in North Carolina, have to contend with the potential loss of benefits.
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Opinion: Trump accused Biden of abandoning NC after Helene. Now, he’s doing just that
Right now, under Trump, we are seeing a fundamental change to the way we do disaster relief in America. It’s going to hurt states like North Carolina the most.
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OPINION: North Carolina’s foster care system is in crisis. It doesn’t have to be
North Carolina’s foster care system is in crisis. Today, over 11,000 children are in state custody, but according to the most recent data from “Who Cares,” there are only about 5,600 licensed foster homes.
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Opinion: NC public schools are the beating heart of our communities. They deserve better.
A former social studies teacher in NC public schools says state and federal leaders are failing to uphold their obligation to education.
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Opinion: My grandmothers couldn’t vote freely, but today I’m the mayor
My grandmothers were born during a time when their race made casting a ballot dangerous. Now, their grandson has been elected mayor.
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Opinion: Trump isn’t just betraying the Constitution, he’s betraying the Declaration of Independence.
Why Trump’s betrayal of American values goes deeper than just the Constitution, straight to the Declaration of Independence.
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Opinion: The unintended consequences of work requirements for Medicaid are dangerous
Rachel Phipps, a Concord resident and healthcare advocate who has with Lupus and Multiple Sclerosis, relies on Medicaid. The Medicaid work requirements proposed in the new federal budget bill do not reflect the realities facing North Carolinians with difficult-to-manage health conditions, she writes.
