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OPINION
Op-Ed: What if we aren’t as divided as they say? Someone is benefitting from polarization, and it’s not us.
| April 23, 2024
We know we feel divided, but are we actually? There are many areas where Americans overwhelmingly agree. In the summer of 2020, Americans expressed such widespread consensus on racism’s pervasiveness that pollsters heralded it as one of the largest agreements in the history of polling.
Opinion: School voucher expansion poses a unique threat to rural communities
| April 23, 2024
The promise of North Carolina’s private school vouchers almost sounds reasonable at first blush. The very name of the program — Opportunity Scholarships — reflects the theory that providing low-income families with money for private school tuition could open up new possibilities for students who are stuck in overwhelmed public schools.
Op-Ed: In NC auto workers’ fight for better wages, public school teachers see themselves
| April 10, 2024
As NC auto workers rally for better wages, the leaders of NC's top public educator organization say the fight is linked to their own.
Opinion: One Year Since Tricia Cotham Switched Parties and the Path Forward
| April 5, 2024
On April 6, 2023, North Carolina State House Representative Tricia Cotham made a decision that would impact the lives of millions of North Carolinians and citizens beyond our state: she was switching parties from Democrat to Republican. Since then, Cotham has consistently claimed that Democrats are to blame for the way she betrayed her constituents. […]
Op-Ed: Let’s engage in our communities, not just social media
| April 5, 2024
“Mom, have you seen the news?” my teenage son asks between mouthfuls of cereal at the breakfast table. He is reading an article about Ukraine. He then turns to another article, this one about refugees pouring into Eastern Europe. He’s clearly alarmed. I don’t know what to say to him. There seems so little we […]