Politics
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As military groups prepare for weekend celebrations, ‘No Kings’ activists organize protests, including here in NC
Activists in hundreds of cities nationwide, including here in North Carolina, are planning anti-Trump protests on Saturday, June 14, under the banner of “No Kings.”
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Opinion: Donald Trump has no business at Fort Bragg
Richard Ojeda, an Army veteran running for Congress in the Fayetteville area, says that Trump “cannot salute our military with one hand while stabbing veterans in the back with the other.”
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Opinion: The unfulfilled promises of George Floyd’s legacy
I knew deeply that if George Floyd had survived his encounter with police, that same racial animus would have kept him from leading advocacy in his name. The movement space had no room for the intersections he embodied: working class, formerly incarcerated, in recovery, and most of all, a Black man.
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Opinion: N.C. can’t let sore loser candidates undermine our democracy
People who care about democracy breathed a sigh of relief when a federal judge put a stop to this in early May, ordering the state to certify the rightful winner of the election, Justice Riggs.
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Opinion: How higher ed can champion and support young voters
Yet the very fact that a near-record number of young people participated in the most recent election is proof positive that young people need and deserve investment in their civic education, which translates directly into the overall strength of our democracy.
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North Carolina House budget has big pay increase for new teachers, modest state employee raises
After the North Carolina House passes its budget, House and Senate negotiators will meet to reconcile their differences, including differences over how to compensate state employees.
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Cardinal & Pine hosts ‘Voices for Veterans’ event to highlight the devastating effects of proposed VA cuts
In a panel discussion, veterans, doctors, nurses, and advocates will tell their stories, and call attention to the fatal consequences significant cuts would mean for veterans and military families.
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The nation’s oldest and largest Indigenous sorority is bracing for DEI orders
This story was originally reported by Alexis Wray of The 19th. Meet Alexis and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy. Felicia Warwick grew up in Pembroke, North Carolina, seeing red jackets with green and yellow Greek letters stitched alongside the zipper. When she saw women wearing them, she knew they had…
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A third of parents are putting career plans on hold due to the cost of childcare—even here in North Carolina
We treat childcare as a personal problem that deserves private suffering, instead of political action. I spent years thinking that it was my fault. As another mom said to me: “It feels like I’m the one doing something wrong.”
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Opinion: My family could end up living under a bridge if Republicans cut Medicaid and SNAP
Right now, I’m terrified, because I hear Republican leaders talk about cutting Medicaid, which is the only reason I can take my grandkids to the doctor.
