News & Commentary

From 2001 to 2006, a North Carolina-based company used a public airport in Johnston County to transport dozens of terrorism suspects to Guantanamo Bay and secret CIA “black sites” across the globe, where they were tortured through waterboarding, sleep deprivation, and other horrific methods.

Allowing a government actor to ban critics from speaking in public forums would silence and chill dissent, warp the public conversation, and skew public perception.

Many Americans’ Thanksgiving conversations with friends and family may feel divisive and uncomfortable, with many of us frustrated by the myths and misinformation that now fuel many such debates. Here are some points to help you navigate these conversations.

Whatever North Carolina legislators might think, the Constitution does not give them the authority to suppress labor movements. We’re fighting to make sure that FLOC and its members can continue to advocate, loudly and proudly, for farmworkers’ interests.

Law enforcement officials with such a history of discriminatory policing should never receive federal support to target residents and communities.

The new policy under consideration calls for extreme punishment— including suspension and expulsion— for anyone who disrupts a campus speech.

After two years of being attacked by their very own state government, trans North Carolinians are moving closer to obtaining partial victory.

Under a proposed consent decree, or legal agreement, North Carolina would finally affirm the right of transgender people to use facilities that match their gender.