Paul Blest

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Paul Blest is a North Carolina–based journalist. He’s a cofounder of and writer at Discourse Blog.

The Democratic Party Will Keep Betraying Labor. It’s Time to Launch a Workers’ Party.

The Democratic Party Will Keep Betraying Labor. It’s Time to Launch a Workers’ Party. The Democratic Party Will Keep Betraying Labor. It’s Time to Launch a Workers’ Party.

Fifty-seven percent of Americans believe the country needs a third major party.

Dec 1, 2020 / The Debate / Paul Blest

Participants at a pro-union rally

How the Left Can Win in the South How the Left Can Win in the South

Bernie Sanders’s crushing defeat across the South should be a wake-up call for progressives—but victory is within reach.

Jul 20, 2017 / Paul Blest

Opponents of North Carolina's HB2 law protest

The So-Called ‘Repeal’ of North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill Is a Terrible Deal for Civil Rights The So-Called ‘Repeal’ of North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill Is a Terrible Deal for Civil Rights

The new policy doesn’t grant anything close to fair and equal treatment under the law for transgender people.

Mar 30, 2017 / Paul Blest

NC HB2

How Much Damage Has North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill Done in 1 Year? How Much Damage Has North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill Done in 1 Year?

The law has upended North Carolina politics, but other states are still looking to copy the law. 

Mar 23, 2017 / Paul Blest

not my president

Blue-State Secession Is Dumb and Cruel Blue-State Secession Is Dumb and Cruel

All States Matter. 

Mar 13, 2017 / Paul Blest

“Historic Thousands on Jones Street

Over 80,000 People Joined the Biggest-Ever Moral March in North Carolina Over 80,000 People Joined the Biggest-Ever Moral March in North Carolina

Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II compares the rising tide of protest to what Dr. King called a “marvelous new militancy” in the 1960s.

Feb 13, 2017 / Paul Blest

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