With the recent passing of rock and roll icon Tina Turner, I posed the question on Facebook: “Given the complexity of the human condition, is there a Tina Turner without the insanity of her ex-husband Ike?”
🎧 The performers we see on stage, in film and on television are more diverse than ever, but this welcome change doesn’t mean there aren’t still many questions.
Few commentators give South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott much hope of overtaking Donald Trump in the race for the Republican nomination for president — or of even polling above single digits.
Here we go again.
Democratic Congressman Jared Huffman criticizes Sen. Joe Manchin for pushing for the Mountain Valley Pipeline
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recently confirmed that student loan repayments would begin again later in 2023, delivering what is likely to be a severe financial shock to borrowers who have not had to make payments for three years. This puts greater urgency on lawmakers to fix the fl…
Much attention in the culture wars tends to focus on how wacky the far right can be when it comes to embracing wild conspiracy theories and internet misinformation. Think child-abuse kidnapping rings operating out of a Washington pizza parlor. Or the nutty idea that a gun massacre of kids at…
FL: Gov. Ron DeSantis invited hundreds of veterans in Florida to governor's mansion for a memorial day bbq.
RALEIGH — In Washington, Republican lawmakers are insisting that any deal with the Biden administration to raise the federal debt ceiling be accompanied by stricter work requirements for such programs as cash welfare, nutrition assistance, and Medicaid. In Raleigh, Republican state senators …
“Until you’re losing hair, hunched over the toilet, experiencing everyday pains, waking up feeling like you don’t want to do anything or talk to anybody … without having that experience, most people can’t relate,” a local person experiencing cancer recently said.
Ron DeSantis apparently wants to be president. His pitch rests on the “Florida blueprint,” the stuff he’s done as the state’s governor. But the assumption that the American majority wants much of the DeSantis program is shaky. It’s not even clear that Floridians do.
Is there any aspect of life in modern North Carolina for which the Republican majority of the General Assembly doesn’t see itself as the font of all wisdom and rightful final arbiter?
A large field of qualified candidates is setting up the Republican primaries for a repeat of 2016.
Those afraid that the 2024 GOP presidential contest will become a repeat of 2016 need not worry. The race is radically different this year. It will not play out the same.
When asked about the Republican demand for stricter work requirements during ongoing negotiations to raise the debt ceiling, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said: “I don’t think it’s right that we borrow money from China to pay for somebody that has no dependents, able-bodied, to sit on a couch.”
They approached the National Mall in ragged rows, four abreast, to the beat of a snare drum and carrying upside-down American flags, supposedly signaling a nation in distress, and small round shields that appeared to be more symbolic than serviceable.
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly is about to make all children eligible for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship program. They won’t all receive the same amounts — poor and middle-income families will be eligible for vouchers in the range of $6,500 to $7,200 per student, while up…
Durham report reveals an agency so steeped in politics that it violated its own standards
Ron DeSantis apparently wants to be president. His pitch rests on the "Florida blueprint," the stuff he's done as the state's governor. But the assumption that the American majority wants much of the DeSantis program is shaky. It's not even clear that Floridians do.
I attended two graduation ceremonies earlier this month, including a University of Georgia gala replete with fireworks at Sanford Stadium in Athens. At both events, I was struck with how many more women than men crossed the stage.
Today, I would like to share some of the lessons learned from leading the COVID response in North Carolina. They are lessons learned in a time of crisis, but they are also universal lessons that you can apply right now in your own personal lives or in the professional careers ahead of you. I…
For a brief moment last week, it was possible to imagine that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had found a patch of common ground in their standoff over the federal debt ceiling.
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It’s been a while since we’ve heard the kind of optimism contained in Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) announcement of a presidential run.
Commentary: Technology has created children who are more self-sufficient but also less capable.
🎧 Although we can carry around nearly all of the world’s knowledge in our pockets, we shouldn’t be surprised that such devices can lead to distraction and sometimes addiction.
Scientists have discovered an ancient galaxy located 25 million light years away, and it may contain a supermassive black hole at its core.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test both his national appeal as a cultural conservative stalwart and the GOP’s willingness to move on from former President Donald Trump. DeSantis won reel…
Student loan borrowers should keep an eye on Washington - including the debt ceiling debate. Karin Caifa explains.
It all happens so frequently that we forget which tragedy we’re now mourning.
I am always amazed when, in the aftermath of a mass shooting such as the recent tragedy at a mall in Allen, Texas, both political parties expect their overly simplistic explanations to be taken seriously, their anemic policy proposals accepted as dependable solutions.