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Revitalizing North Carolina politics through the potential of nonpartisan open primaries and ranked choice voting   Photo from Spectrum News 1  

The term seat of power has many origins. In Rome, the Sella Curulis was a special type of chair used by magistrates and sitting in these chairs was a symbol of the magistrate's authority....

The Controversial Tactics in North Carolina's Supreme Court Election   Jefferson Griffin (left) and Allison Riggs. WUNC.  

The Quiet Flame   South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela, revisited his prison cell in 1994 on Robben Island, where he spent 18 of his 27 years in prison.Credit...Jurgen Schadeberg/Getty Images    ...

A Call for Reform and Vigilance   CNBC  

Both political parties have contributed significantly to the national debt   Photo: Alex Brandon/Associated Press    

How the North Carolina Forward Party Champions Values and Democratic Policymaking   Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, by Rembrandt Peale in 1800, a spokesman for democracy, was an American Founding Father, the principal author of...

More Than 70% of Trump’s Top Advisors Have Denounced Him   Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photo: Al Drago/Getty Images  

On the surface, both "MAGA" and "DEI" seem innocuous, even positive.   Students from various UNC System universities rally outside the system office in Raleigh Thursday, May 23, 2024, ahead of the Board of...

As entertaining as this is to watch, it is quite sad to see RFK Jr. dropout and endorse Trump.   Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes a campaign announcement at a press conference...