13 times labor unions made history in North Carolina & beyond
Learn about the 13 most groundbreaking events for North Carolina’s labor unions over the years.
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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
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From Minneapolis to your block: Real people are proving politics isn’t just for watching
Consuming political news isn’t the same as building political power. From Minneapolis to small-town America, rural organizer Gwen Frisbie-Fulton writes that real change starts with local organizing and civic engagement. Someone once told me this story:...
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2026
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Mobilizing with love: NC faith leaders launch Selma march for overlooked voters
As early voting begins soon for the midterm elections, organizers say mobilizing voters who feel overlooked could reshape North Carolina’s political future.
Feb
2026
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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.
Jan
2026
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Public can comment on Duke Energy plan that rolls back green goals
The public has a chance to weigh in on Duke Energy's new Carbon Plan starting next month. The plan has received criticism from environmental groups for its lack of commitment to green energy sources.
Jan
2026
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North Carolina faith leaders, advocates outline legislative wish list ahead of 2026 session
As the General Assembly prepares to return for a session this spring, North Carolina faith leaders and advocacy groups urged legislators to prioritize public education, affordable health care, and fair voting maps.
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Civics 101: Breaking down plutocracy and kleptocracy in America
Pop quiz, NC: What's a plutocracy? This week's edition of "Civics 101" from Senior Editor Billy Ball on the plutocracies, kleptocracies, and idiocracies we're watching right now.
Oct
2025
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Civics 101: Fascism and why we need to know what that means in NC
We're talking fascism, autocracy, and authoritarianism in the second part of "Let's Get Civic-al," Cardinal & Pine's crash course on civics in NC.
Oct
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Opinion: From firehouses to schools, North Carolina’s small towns run on local elections
Millions of Americans turn out to vote in presidential elections, but most of us don’t engage in the local elections that have an outsized impact on our everyday lives. Here's why we need a change in North Carolina.
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They’re not politicians, they’re OB-GYNs—and their podcast might change how you talk about abortion
Between teaching and patient care, North Carolina OB-GYNs Beverly A. Gray and Jonas Swartz co-host “Outlawed,” a podcast that unpacks abortion bans, misinformation, and the people caught in-between.
13 times labor unions made history in North Carolina & beyond
| March 5, 2026
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | CIVIL RIGHTS | Community | ECONOMY | EQUALITY | FAMILY | HARDGATE | History | LABOR | LIFESTYLE | NC HISTORY | North Carolina | NORTH CAROLINA NEWS | politics | WNC | WORK
Learn about the 13 most groundbreaking events for North Carolina’s labor unions over the years.
From Minneapolis to your block: Real people are proving politics isn’t just for watching
| February 27, 2026
Consuming political news isn’t the same as building political power. From Minneapolis to small-town America, rural organizer Gwen Frisbie-Fulton writes that real change starts with local organizing and civic engagement. Someone once told me this story: Anthropologists visiting an Aboriginal village showed them a newspaper clipping about an earthquake that destroyed a town halfway across […]
Mobilizing with love: NC faith leaders launch Selma march for overlooked voters
| February 10, 2026
2026 Election | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | CIVIL RIGHTS | communities of color | community organizing | elections | gerrymandering | Lead Story | NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY | RALEIGH | Voter Stories | VOTING IN NORTH CAROLINA | WAKE COUNTY
As early voting begins soon for the midterm elections, organizers say mobilizing voters who feel overlooked could reshape North Carolina’s political future.
Oppose ICE? Here’s how you can take action
| February 1, 2026
ACLU | AILA | Border Patrol | Chuck Schumer | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | CIVIL RIGHTS | Community | Detention Watch Network | DHS | EQUALITY | ICE | IMMIGRATION | Lead Story | National Immigrant Justice Center | National Immigration Law Center | NATIONAL NEWS | National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) | THINGS TO DO
Here are some action tools to help stop ICE funding, halt detention expansion, and demand accountability from Congress.
Public can comment on Duke Energy plan that rolls back green goals
by Public News Service
| January 21, 2026