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Questions linger about Whatley’s role in Helene recovery

Questions linger about Whatley’s role in Helene recovery

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Sept. 26, 2024, before moving through southern Appalachia. In North Carolina,...

16.10.2026 10

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Chris Kromm

South’s national political clout projected to grow after 2030 census

If Southern states continue to grow at the same pace that they have since 2020, the South’s national political influence could grow significantly...

04.03.2026 70

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Chris Kromm

Louisiana v. Callais and the future of voting rights: A conversation with Eileen O’Connor

The Supreme Court is currently considering Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could further weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and undermine...

02.03.2026 80

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Benjamin Barber

How North Carolina rose up against Trump’s latest anti-immigrant crackdown

13.02.2026 100

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Chris Kromm

Georgia companies poised to bring in $10 billion from ICE and Border Patrol contracts

30.01.2026 80

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Chris Kromm

'We won’t let democracy die on our watch’: Gene Nichol on fighting authoritarianism in NC

20.12.2025 60

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Benjamin Barber

VOICES: Has the campaign of fear against Latinos in North Carolina awoken a sleeping giant?

20.12.2025 60

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Paul Cuadros

Tram Nguyen on what's next for progressives in Virginia

19.12.2025 100

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Chris Kromm

Who's making big money off Border Patrol and ICE contracts?

19.12.2025 60

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Chris Kromm

Durham Rising confronts Duke’s troubled labor history

27.11.2025 60

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Lekha Shupeck

Institute Index: One year after Helene

27.11.2025 70

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Chris Kromm

Institute Index: The assault on consumer protection

26.11.2025 60

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Chris Kromm

NC election board chair peddled election denial and unsubtantiated voter fraud claims

03.11.2025 70

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Chris Kromm

GOP escalates campaign to weaken donor transparency in NC

03.11.2025 60

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Chris Kromm

NC and the redistricting wars: An interview with Tyler Daye

01.11.2025 70

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Lekha Shupeck

Key Southern elections to watch in 2025

31.10.2025 80

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Chris Kromm

What do universities owe communities? An interview with Davarian Baldwin

27.10.2025 60

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Chris Kromm

Institute Index: Profiting off deportation

25.09.2025 60

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Chris Kromm

VOICES: The stone is in our hands, now we take the shot

23.09.2025 60

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Rev. Ryan Brown

South poised to be hit hard by Trump federal job cuts

29.08.2025 60

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Chris Kromm

Institute Index: The assult on consumer protection

28.08.2025 90

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Chris Kromm

Been here, still here

27.08.2025 60

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Hadeel Hamoud