Bank of America made billions off the world’s most polluting industries. The effort to change its course on climate continues.
Kate Sheppard
Kate Sheppard is the executive editor of The Assembly Network. She was previously a senior enterprise editor at HuffPost, a reporter at Mother Jones, and taught journalism and innovation at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Posted inHigher Education
The Weight of Words
How Davidson College struck a balance between free expression and making sure marginalized voices aren’t drowned out.
Posted inEducation
A Literacy Advocate On Horseback
Caitlin Gooch, also known as The Black Cowgirl, combines her passion for animals and literacy.
Posted inNews & Updates
Wilmington, Triangle, and Publishing Schedules – Oh My!
Today’s a big day of Assembly announcements. Four in fact! In the Triangle, we’re announcing a new partnership with the 40-year-old INDY Week, designed to bring more local reporting to Durham, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh. In Wilmington, we’re announcing a new partnership with the NPR station WHQR, designed to bring our style of deep investigative […]
Posted inHealth
What is Blue Cross NC Up To?
Legislation under discussion would grant the nonprofit insurer broad leeway to operate like a for-profit. But what is Blue Cross NC really after?
Posted inPlace
The Thrill of the Fossil Hunt
N.C.’s unique geography has made it a prime location for finding buried evidence of ancient life.
Posted inAll Access
A Consequential, Politically Charged, and Highly Unusual Case
We’re still beta testing this newsletter and would love your feedback. Take a brief survey here. Three federal appellate judges heard arguments in late January in a hugely consequential, politically charged lawsuit over North Carolina’s refusal to cover gender-affirming care for state employees and their dependents. But those judges won’t decide the case—at least not […]
Posted inAll Access
The New NC Supreme Court’s First Decisions
In late January, North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls, a Democrat, said the court’s new Republican majority planned to strip the Court of Appeals of the ability to determine which of its rulings set precedents.
Posted inFood & Drink
Every Apple Has Its Purpose
An emerging North Carolina orchard asserts the apple’s Cherokee past.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Two Paths to Power
Virginia Foxx and Patrick McHenry, the two most-senior House Republicans from North Carolina, have embraced different styles as they climb the ranks.
