Commentary
North Carolina judges, the fall election, and reproductive freedom
As we sprint towards Election Day 2024 with high-profile presidential and congressional elections on the horizon, many of us are talking about how these elections will impact abortion access in North Carolina and around the country. Even if we elect a pro-choice White House, however, the specter of nine unelected justices appointed for life to […]
NC legislative leaders and the inevitable temptations of power
In an acceptance speech he delivered in 1991 at a Copenhagen awards ceremony honoring his contributions to European civilization, Vaclav Havel – a poet and playwright who had risen from Soviet-era dissident to become president of what was then still known as Czechoslovakia – used the opportunity to hold forth on the temptations of political […]
Lower drug prices in Medicare deserve celebration
Two years ago, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, which lowers drug prices and increases access to life-saving medicines for millions of Americans in Medicare. For decades, drug corporations have price-gouged Medicare enrollees on everything from insulin to blood thinners, but thanks to the new law the nation’s largest drug manufacturers are […]
