Good resources/references for politics/needed action for NC

A useful book is "The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics" by Rob Christensen. UNC Press 2008.

This book covers mostly the period from 1890 up to 2008, but not the 2008 campaign.

Crucial background stories for anyone trying to understand modern politics in NC.

CRUCIAL reading for anyone wanting to understand the history of the politics of this place... and I guess even more- how it's so rapidly changing in such a short time.

( OH my... When I read it, it was the newest and truest...right after it came out! Been a few years, I guess! )

http://voteagainst.org/about

I rely on the Progressive Pulse (http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.com/), ProgressNC (http://www.progressnc.org/blog.html), the ACLU-NC, Appalachian Voices, and the NC Justice Center (ncjustice.org). The NC Justice Center doesn't get as much social media attention as the others--they really need an intern to render their dense policy analyses more Facebook-friendly--but they produce some good reports on economic justice issues.

Does anyone have a source for NC reproductive rights news that's lower-volume than Planned Parenthood? I love PP, but they send such an overwhelming amount of mail that I tune them out.

that guarantee we lose in voting for legislative or US House representation. The only other solution I see is protest and civil disobedience.

http://www.proportional-representation.org/

http://www.fairvote.org/fair-voting-proportional-representation

FrackFree NC goes live! The alliance of NC organizations working against fracking in NC has launched a website: Go to http://www.frackfreenc.org/ to learn more and sign the petition.

Also check out the calendar at http://organizenorthcarolina.org/code/calendar.html for additional events locally as well across NC.

Ongoing weekly vigils for justice and peace:
**Raleigh - Stop the Arms Race and Build a Culture of Peace Vigil. First Wednesday of every month from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in front of the Century Post Office on Fayetteville St. Posters provided. Now in the 31st year. Dutch lunch for those who can stay at the Mecca.
**Chapel Hill: 4:30 – 5:30pm, Fridays, corner of Elliott Rd and East Franklin St (919-942-2535).
Raleigh: 5:00-6:00 pm, Mondays, in front of Central Prison, corner of Hunt Dr. and Western Blvd, to end the death penalty (PFADP, AI-USA, NC-ACLU)

Please see NC Peace Action's website for other peace and justice issues and events http://ncpeaceaction.org/