The New Yorker: “In the raft of voting legislation that we’ve seen in the past few months, what has most concerned you in terms of voter suppression, and what has most concerned you in terms of subversion? There was, first of all, an expected tightening of the rules that allow people to easily cast a…

The Progressive Pulse: “The Poor People’s Campaign held a rally in Raleigh on Monday to demand an end to poverty, kicking off a year-long activism campaign that will culminate in a march on Washington in 2022.  Attendees heard testimony from speakers across the country, both in-person and via Zoom, as well as several live music…

The Progressive Pulse: [This article was billed as an exclusive by The Progressive Pulse; we are simply re-posting it here. Give them credit where credit is due.] “Nikole Hannah-Jones will not join the faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill without tenure, according to a letter from her legal team to the university this week. According to the…

WUNC 91.5: “Durham is showing what providing reparations for slavery could look like by actually trying to do it. The city’s budget for the next fiscal year includes $6 million that will go toward green and equitable infrastructure in historically Black neighborhoods. Durham intends to allocate money every year going forward. Mayor Steve Schewel says…

Politico: “In the span of a week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed bills restricting the teaching of critical race theory and allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license. He’s preparing to order state lawmakers back into a special session to pass legislation restricting voting access, a GOP priority. And in the most pugilistic…

NPR: “Over the weekend, there was a celebration of sorts on the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso. Some 200 families separated by their legal status reunited in the middle of the Rio Grande. It’s an annual event called Hugs Not Walls. Organizers coordinate with immigration officials to create a space where families can briefly reconnect…

Political Wire: “In the pushback to the For the People Act, the National Senatorial Campaign Committee released a series of ads hitting Democratic senators for voting for the bill,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. “But it was the ad against Sen. Raphael Warnock that raised some eyebrows, since it framed Warnock’s support for the elections bill as ‘welfare…

North State Journal: “The White House announced on Sunday that President Joe Biden would come to Raleigh on Thursday, June 24. An email sent from the White House press office said that President Biden would travel to Raleigh to highlight the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination effort. The statement said that the president would “highlight the ease…

Slate: “This summer’s spate of state-level bills aimed at censoring the content of history teaching in public school classrooms—bills that have made much of the supposed double threat of “critical race theory” and the New York Times’ 1619 Project—might seem somewhat random. But in fact, conservative attacks like these on humanities curricula that discuss race and racism…

AL Political Reporter: “The Randall Woodfin for mayor campaign held an open house event on Friday with supporters and volunteers to kick off summer campaign activities and introduce key staff members. Over 230 supporters joined Woodfin and his campaign staff and volunteers for their first office open house event to kick off summer campaign activities….