North Carolina
New grass-roots union forms to organize Amazon warehouse in N.C.
June 3, 2022Amazon workers in North Carolina have created yet another independent union to organize at the warehouse giant.
Read moreSwollen NC rivers swamp dumps, raising water pollution fears
September 17, 2018As rain from Florence continued to lash the Carolinas, the region’s swollen rivers were beginning to swamp coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms Sunday, raising pollution concerns.
Read moreN.C. Regulator Bookshop defaced with white supremacist graffiti
September 4, 2018“As an independent bookstore, we encourage folks to read, and learn as much as possible in order to reach a nuanced understanding of complex issues. We strongly condemn racism of any kind.”
Read moreConstitutional amendments threaten democracy in North Carolina
August 28, 2018A set of six proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall are designed to lock out Black voters and lock in Republican power.
Read moreNC teachers demand more money for schools, better pay
May 17, 2018So many teachers went to the capital that half the state’s schools had to close.
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