North Carolina

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

“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

Keith Ellison Says He Is Ready to Fight for Democracy in North Carolina—and Across America

Keith Ellison Says He Is Ready to Fight for Democracy in North Carolina—and Across America Keith Ellison Says He Is Ready to Fight for Democracy in North Carolina—and Across America

Keith Ellison is right to warn Democrats that a battle in one state has nationwide implications.

Dec 23, 2016 / John Nichols

NC special session

North Carolina’s Legislative Coup Shows What Voter Suppression Will Look Like Under Trump North Carolina’s Legislative Coup Shows What Voter Suppression Will Look Like Under Trump

Republicans have turned North Carolina into a laboratory for subverting democracy.

Dec 19, 2016 / Ari Berman

Pat McCrory

North Carolina: A Case Study for Resistance in the Trump Era North Carolina: A Case Study for Resistance in the Trump Era

In forcing Pat McCrory out of office, we proved that we do not have to concede the battle in the South.

Dec 7, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Michigan voting

Trump’s Lies About Voter Fraud Are Already Leading to New GOP Voter-Suppression Efforts Trump’s Lies About Voter Fraud Are Already Leading to New GOP Voter-Suppression Efforts

Republicans are rushing to make it harder to vote in states like Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Dec 6, 2016 / Ari Berman

McCory

Are North Carolina Republicans Plotting a ‘Legislative Coup’? Are North Carolina Republicans Plotting a ‘Legislative Coup’?

Governor Pat McCrory is crying voter fraud, and rumors are swirling about a possible bid to pack the state’s Supreme Court. 

Nov 18, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

William Barber

Will North Carolina Lead the Way to a New South? Will North Carolina Lead the Way to a New South?

Progressives like Reverend Barber and candidates like Deborah Ross are hoping to assemble a multiracial coalition to defeat a conservative backlash.

Nov 7, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Grace Hardison

North Carolina Republicans Tried to Disenfranchise a 100-Year-Old African-American Woman North Carolina Republicans Tried to Disenfranchise a 100-Year-Old African-American Woman

With early voting underway in North Carolina, black and Democratic voters are being wrongly purged from the rolls.

Oct 27, 2016 / Ari Berman

Wisconsin vote

Voter Suppression Is a Much Bigger Problem Than Voter Fraud Voter Suppression Is a Much Bigger Problem Than Voter Fraud

Trump’s rigged election lies distract from the real threat to American democracy.

Oct 20, 2016 / Ari Berman

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