The Supreme Court’s recent voting rights decision is part of a broader trend of rulings that have gradually narrowed the scope of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. What changed here is not simply a technical legal standard, but the practical way race may be considered in drawing political districts and how discrimination must be proven in court. Those changes affect representation, public policy, and the enforceability of civil rights protections. The most immediate consequence

Why? Job woes are reality, especially for Black and young workers and even workers with college degrees. In North Carolina, 7,200 manufacturing jobs disappeared in 2025. Between last April and this past March, Business Insidermagazine reports, the U.S. added only 152,000 jobs, averaging fewer than 4,000 a month, compared to 77,000 a month average over the same months in 2025. Most N.C. industry sectors and metro areas report this downward trend, the fifth consecutive year of

The Leandro v. State decision has long stood as a constitutional benchmark affirming that every child in North Carolina is entitled to a “sound basic education.” The recent action by the North Carolina Supreme Court declining to compel the legislature to fund the remedies tied to that obligation underscores a persistent institutional tension—one that sits at the intersection of judicial interpretation and legislative authority. Supporters of the Court’s position correctly not