Orange County Living Wage for 2026 is $22.60/hour
This article explores how a county’s living wage is determined and the growing divide between that number and the state’s frozen minimum wage.
They Really Don’t Care
Where is the federal government when we need them? Ask Michael Whatley.
Health Care vs. Tax Cuts: Who’s Winning
Thanks to Republican control of both the NC General Assembly and the US Congress, tax cuts are winning out over health care funding.
Affordability Is the Key to a Democratic Win in 2026
In 2025, Democrats found the key to a winning strategy in the 2026 mid-terms: affordability.
2025 Proves GOTV More Important Than Ever
Democrats In North Carolina swept municipal races across the state on Election Day. Graham and Burlington elected Democratic mayors close to home. Five of six mayors in Wake County are now Democrats. We have momentum for big changes in 2026.
It’s Still the Damn Phones
Many have speculated about the political reasons for Charlie Kirk’s assassination. What they fail to see is that the true crisis among America’s youth isn’t political; it’s digital: smartphones and algorithms that trade real connection for constant, empty engagement.
Coping with Anxiety Over Gun Violence in the Schools
With school shootings and threats of violence on the rise, guns occupy a lot of brain space for public school teachers and students.
Humanity in a Middle School Parking Lot
Observations and conversations at an emergency food distribution at McDougle Middle School.
Trump Fiddles while Earth Burns
Trump and his Republican enablers are protecting their donors in the fossil fuel industry by blocking action on the most important environmental crisis the world faces: climate change.
Disinformation is Bad for Your Health
The American public is currently facing a tsunami of health disinformation, sowing confusion and distrust that scientists have characterized as “unprecedented, alarming and an imminent threat to public health”.
