Trump has seized the federal bench, but there's hope for Democrats in the lower judiciary.

Years of Republican rule in North Carolina left the state vulnerable to the predictable impacts of a storm like Florence.

Why America should rethink how it talks about—and ranks—tropical storms

The most disgusting threat posed by Hurricane Florence has a deep connection to our dinner plates.

With its hog manure pits, coal waste ponds, and toxic Superfund sites, North Carolina is among the worst places a major cyclone could hit.

Why are America's elite universities censoring themselves on China?

Not since the Tea Party wave in 2009 has America seen such widespread grassroots activism.

Barbara Ehrenreich’s radical critique of wellness and self-improvement

The failure of North Carolina to secure a Toyota-Mazda manufacturing plant points to the shortsighted thinking of Republican statehouses.

A right-wing economist’s plan to rig democracy for the rich.

Republican lawmakers are trying to criminalize dissent. Does this herald a larger and more dangerous backlash against free speech?

As red states roll back democracy, blue states should double down on true progressivism.