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Opinion: Charlotte Gambles on the Convention Las Vegas Didn’t Want

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Vi Lyles, the Democratic mayor of the largest city in North Carolina, said championing a bid to host the 2020 Republican National Convention was likely “the most difficult decision of my career.” As word spread this week that Republicans have chosen Charlotte over other candidates, with a formal announcement due Friday, it’s almost certain the […]

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Opinion: Dems to African-American Women: This Time We Mean It

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So why was Tom Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee, making an appearance at this year’s Essence Festival in New Orleans, an event known for its high-powered mix of music, culture and empowerment, geared to engage black women globally? Did he see and enjoy “Girls Trip,” the 2017 mega-hit about the reunion of four black female buddies, set

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Opinion: Trump May Have American Carnage, but Biden Has American Corny

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You know the lights may be dimming on the American experiment when Attorney General Jeff Sessions resurrects an abbreviated Bible passage that slaveholders once used to justify selling children away from parents to justify separating children from parents on America’s Southern border and then parses the difference between his “zero tolerance” plans and Nazi tactics — as a

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Opinion: Supreme Court Resurrects the ‘Purge,’ and McConnell Saw It Coming

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It was a brilliant and, opponents would say, devious move by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: Stall, obstruct and block President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court replacement for the late Antonin Scalia. That pick, Judge Merrick Garland, once a thoroughly acceptable and moderate choice to many Republicans, never had a chance in a ramped-up partisan atmosphere. Instead, the

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Opinion: Don’t Expect to See Bill Clinton Campaigning for Hopeful Democrats

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In the Wednesday morning quarterbacking after Hillary Clinton’s unexpected loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race, one criticism was that she had not employed that consummate politician former President Bill Clinton enough in her campaign, to speak to “the people” he could connect with and she could not. But for all the mistakes the

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Opinion: No Holiday in the United States of Exhaustion

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In overworked America, with national holidays too few and far between, citizens look forward to each one. Memorial Day, especially, is a time of unity — a day to honor those who have served and sacrificed, without regard to political party or philosophy. This year, though, that always delicate truce seemed particularly fraught. Memorial Day

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Opinion: A Not Entirely Unexpected Campaign Roadblock for Women of Color

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The women of color who are still standing in an electoral slog that ends in November know their road to continued success will be hard. This is the United States, and the fact that they are still pioneers for getting this far in 2018 is not just news-making but also a little depressing. It is also true

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Opinion: Is It Too Early for North Carolina Democrats to Get Their Hopes Up, Again?

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In 2008, Barack Obama’s slim North Carolina victory in his first presidential run had Democrats in the state celebrating in the present and dreaming of a blue future in what had been considered a (relatively) progressive Southern state. Boy, were those dreams premature. But 10 years later — after new redistricting and voting rules solidified GOP control

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