North Carolina

Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine Will Keep Fighting to Limit War Powers, and More From Our 1-on-1 Interview Tim Kaine Will Keep Fighting to Limit War Powers, and More From Our 1-on-1 Interview

Kaine also talked about the need for “a strong man to support a strong woman for president.”

Oct 14, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Ohio Early Voting

GOP States Keep Ignoring Court Orders to Restore Voting Rights GOP States Keep Ignoring Court Orders to Restore Voting Rights

Wisconsin, Ohio, Texas, and North Carolina won’t stop suppressing the vote.

Oct 14, 2016 / Ari Berman

Charlotte Keith Lamont Scott Protest

Black Charlotte Is Frustrated—and That’s by Design Black Charlotte Is Frustrated—and That’s by Design

The Queen City has boomed in recent years. But its growth and prosperity has only hardened a racial divide established decades ago.

Sep 26, 2016 / Greg Lacour

University of WIsconsin budget cut protest

Who’s Behind the Right-Wing Assault on Public Universities? Who’s Behind the Right-Wing Assault on Public Universities?

A new documentary explores the hidden campaign to undermine state schools across America.

Sep 1, 2016 / Eric Alterman

North Carolina vote sign

The Country’s Worst Voting Restrictions Won’t Be In Effect This November The Country’s Worst Voting Restrictions Won’t Be In Effect This November

The Supreme Court has declined to reinstate North Carolina’s anti-voting laws.

Aug 31, 2016 / Ari Berman

State Elections Ohio

Voting Rights Is Not a Fringe Issue Voting Rights Is Not a Fringe Issue

The mainstream media, especially on TV, have largely ignored the attempts to rig elections by making it much harder for certain people to vote.

Aug 22, 2016 / Leslie Savan

Trump / Wilmington riots

The Scary History of Trump’s Second-Amendment Call to Action The Scary History of Trump’s Second-Amendment Call to Action

In North Carolina, we have heard this before, and lived through the bloody consequences of white terrorist rhetoric.

Aug 17, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Voter ID North Carolina

North Carolina Won’t Stop Suppressing the Vote North Carolina Won’t Stop Suppressing the Vote

After courts restored a week of early voting, Republicans are now brazenly cutting early-voting hours.

Aug 16, 2016 / Ari Berman

Vote Flag Texas

Courts Hand Down Smashing Victories for Voting Rights Courts Hand Down Smashing Victories for Voting Rights

These are significant wins, across six states—but 15 other states still have restrictions in place for the fall elections.

Aug 11, 2016 / Editorial / The Editors

Absentee Voting

6 Major GOP Voting Restrictions Have Been Blocked in 2 Weeks 6 Major GOP Voting Restrictions Have Been Blocked in 2 Weeks

The Republican war on voting rights is backfiring.

Aug 1, 2016 / Ari Berman

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