Bodies on the Streets
A body in the street can provoke a state of emergency, but not always. In Charlotte, it took…
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The Supreme Court Just Threw the Brakes on North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions
But it may not be as big a victory as it seems. By Jared Keller Voters cast their…
In the Name of ‘Women and Girls’
(Photo: mgifford/Flickr) The very people who demand laws for the “protection” of women and girls seem to have…
North Carolina’s Governor Is Fighting Back Against the Department of Justice
Governor PatMcCrory claims the state’s new bathroom law doesn’t violate the Civil Rights Act. By Kate Wheeling North…
How Hollywood Could Bring an End to North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Drama
The film industry can be a driving force behind the corporate boycott of states with religious freedom legislation—to a point.
North Carolina’s New Anti-LGBT Law Is an Attack Against All People
It’s not just bathrooms. Lawmakers also took away the right to sue under state law for all kinds…
Bathroom Panic Brings Down a Charlotte Law Protecting Trans People
The North Carolina legislature has passed a law that leaves the state's gay and transgender residents unprotected against discrimination.
How Segregated Schools Drive Criminal Behaviors
Segregated schools are producing higher levels of criminal networking and behavior among students.
‘A Thousand Ways to Kneel and Kiss the Ground’: Re-Framing Islam in North Carolina
Scenes before a tragedy—and how art responds to murder.
Sequenced in the U.S.A.: A Desperate Town Hands Over Its DNA
The new American economy in three tablespoons of blood, a Walmart gift card, and a former mill town's DNA.