UNC Removes Silent Sam Pedestal After Chancellor Announces Resignation
All that remained of Silent Sam is finally gone.
Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the incoming House Majority Leader, told reporters on Friday that Democrats do not plan…
Freedom Caucus Chair to Federal Workers Who Might Get Furloughed: 'Tough Shit,' Basically
The threat of a partial government shutdown is looking more and more like a reality now that President Donald Trump open…
Chili's Joins the #Resistance, Briefly
Friends, come stare into the inky black void of existence with me, and ponder a universe full of cosmic horrors,…
The North Carolina Election Fraud Scandal Keeps Getting Worse
The midterms were a month and a half ago, but the fight’s not over in North Carolina, where Republican House candidate…
Republican at Center of Massive Electoral Fraud Scandal Insists He Knew Nothing
The North Carolina Republican who won the state’s now-infamous Ninth Congressional District election—which has been…
Wall Street Goons Are Teaming With Regulators to Push Poor People Out of Charlotte
Even in the midst of the worst financial crisis of a generation, some asshole is always out there figuring out how to…
The Political Press Is Completely Botching the Story of the GOP's Attacks on Democracy
It’s no big revelation that the mainstream media has thoroughly fucked up its coverage of the Trump administration and…
Cowardly UNC Officials Vote to Put Confederate Statue Back on Campus
The University of North Carolina Board of Trustees voted on Monday to re-erect Silent Sam, the toppled Confederate…
These Idiots Learned Nothing From Their Amazon HQ2 Tap Dance
New day, same despicable tax incentive packages for those who need it least.
Here's Another Story About the Abject Evil That Is Immigration and Customs Enforcement
For most of the past year, Samuel Oliver-Bruno lived in the basement of a Methodist church in Durham, NC, in order to…
Tim Scott Kills Thomas Farr's Judicial Nomination, Thank God
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina announced Thursday afternoon that he will not support President Donald Trump’s…
What the Hell Is Happening in This North Carolina Congressional Race?
Something shady happened with the election in North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District. Nobody, however, seems to…
McConnell Is Itching to Give Jesse Helms' Former Lawyer a Lifetime Court Appointment
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday filed cloture on a pair of President Donald Trump’s judicial…
The Lingering Ghost of the North Carolina Republican Supermajority
After six years, the Republican supermajority in the North Carolina state legislature is dead.
Losing the Lede to North Carolina's Far Right
The South is not misunderstood. It never has been.
State Politics Might Actually Not Be Total Hell Anymore
In 2010, two years after the election of President Barack Obama, state legislatures took a devastating, hard right turn.
Muggy Weather Is Screwing Up Voting in North Carolina and Alabama
As if gerrymandered districts and outright voter suppression aren’t already enough to deal with, thunderstorms and…
Today Could Decide What the Next Decade of Voting in America Looks Like
The midterms won’t just determine who has control over the Senate and the House of Representatives, who’s in governor’s…