• News & OpinionIn NC, Democracy Is Throttled and Left for Dead. (AdobeStock)

    OPINION: In NC, Democracy Is Throttled and Left for Dead

    Harry Taylor is a longtime Charlotte-area activist and founder of the Flush GerryMander blog.  On Sept. 28, I drove to Hickory, North Carolina to testify at yet another redistricting/map-making hearing. Yes, we’re at it again. When the GOP won a 5-2 majority in the state supreme court in November, that…

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  • OpinionThom Tillis, Richard Burr

    OPINION: An Open Letter to Thom Tillis

    I was reading the Jan. 21 issue of Charlotte Observer, and what a curious coincidence, Thom Tillis! First, your threat to resign from the Senate should your GOP change the filibuster and so allow passage of immensely popular and desperately needed legislation to protect voting rights. Then, on a different…

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