North Carolina
Environmental Groups Ask N.C. Court to Block Laws Protecting Hog Farms From Nuisance Lawsuits
Following hundreds of lawsuits filed against pork conglomerate Smithfield Foods, the General Assembly passed laws in 2017 and 2018 making it almost impossible to hold Big Pork accountable for its stink. Read more
Jun. 21, 2019
Will Governor Cooper Veto the NCGA’s Attempt to Force Sheriffs to Cooperate with ICE?
Republicans want to crack down. Roy Cooper can stop them. Read more
Jun. 21, 2019
Provided by John C. Hunt
The Bizarre Story of a Small-Town N.C. Police Chief Who Says He Was Fired Because He’s Black
The razor-thin election, the allegedly racist mayor, the mayor-elect’s DUI, the police chief, the word “biggun,” and a bunch of other things that make this lawsuit the damndest thing you’ve ever seen. Read more
Jun. 19, 2019
Phil Fonville
“I Was Doing It for My Patients”: Dr. Charlie van der Horst on His Life Fighting for Justice
The renowned UNC physician and AIDS researcher, who died this weekend, reflects in a previously unpublished interview on what led him to advocacy. Read more
Jun. 19, 2019
Bob Karp
A Lawsuit Accuses a Mebane Hotel of Cheating Five Former Workers, All Mexican Immigrants, Out of $25,000
Filed in May, the complaint says the Hampton Inn engaged in wage theft. Read more
Jun. 17, 2019
CSPAN
Surprise! N.C. Republicans (Allegedly) Lied to a Federal Court About Redistricting
Attorneys with the advocacy group Common Cause asked a judge to kindly tell the legislature to stop trying to “conceal evidence that is extraordinarily relevant” to the gerrymandering case. Read more
Jun. 06, 2019
Episode 25: Goodbye, Sarah!
Get the lowdown on Durham’s affordable housing efforts from planning director Pat Young and learn why David Knight had to quit his job to run for Raleigh City Council. Read more
Jun. 05, 2019
I Had an Abortion. I Refuse to Be Ashamed of It.
Women have paid enough for the privilege of autonomy. Read more
Jun. 05, 2019
Photo by Jerry Cooper
North Carolina’s Most Prestigious Universities Were Built on White Supremacy. That Legacy Still Lingers.
At UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke, and Wake Forest, black students comprise less than 10 percent of the student body. Read more
May 28, 2019
