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UNC law professor and author Gene Nichol discusses his new book on the troubled state of democracy 24.11.2025 22:58

  One of the most visible and prolific voices for progressive policy change in 21st Century North Carolina is UNC Professor of Law Gene Nichol. Since taking up residence here three decades ago, Prof. Nichol has taught, written and advocated with remarkable energy and clarity for public policies that promote economic, social and political justice. […]

Meech Carter of the NC League of Conservation Voters on climate change and Trump policy changes 17.11.2025 20:35

  Few national policy changes of the past year have drawn more attention or caused more controversy that President Trump’s on-again off-again economic tariffs. But when it comes to lasting global impacts, it’s all but certain that tariffs will pale in comparison to another controversial policy shift – the Trump administration decision to abandon our […]

NC farmer Mary Carroll Dodd on the economic tariffs that continue to roil the U.S. economy 17.11.2025 10:56

  One of the most visible and controversial economic policy shifts to be implemented during the first year of the second Trump administration has been the return of big economic tariffs (that is, federal taxes) on foreign imports. The President claims that tariffs will boost domestic businesses, but results thus far – especially given the […]

Newsline government and politics reporter Galen Bacharier on the government shutdown and SNAP cuts 10.11.2025 13:02

  The federal government shutdown continued to have an array of devastating impacts in recent days and, by any fair estimate, one of the most harmful has been the shutoff in SNAP food assistance. While a pair of federal court rulings appear to have forced the Trump administration to restart benefits for the millions of […]