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Michael Cooper

Michael is a journalist and attorney from the foothills of North Carolina. He is a co-director of New Leaders Council in the state. He recently served as a communications aide in state government and has contributed to The Week, The New Republic, U.S. News & World Report, and Talk Poverty. He was a reporter for Scalawag during the 2018 cycle.

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The end of austerity? How COVID-19 could enable real policy change

by Michael Cooper July 20, 2020September 16, 2020

In this terrifying time, there may still a path to a radically better future—from debt forgiveness to funding clean energy.

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What it will take for progressives to win the South in November

by Michael Cooper June 8, 2020September 16, 2020
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Life in the woods: North Carolina's growing homeless tent camps are an open secret

by Michael Cooper November 6, 2019November 14, 2023
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This 24-year-old lawsuit could radically alter public education in North Carolina

by Michael Cooper October 15, 2018November 13, 2023
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A lot is at stake in the North Carolina midterms

by Michael Cooper July 3, 2018September 16, 2020
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New North Carolina law lands poor people in debtors jails, even though judges could set them free

by Michael Cooper May 14, 2018September 16, 2020
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A rare victory against voter disenfranchisement in North Carolina

by Michael Cooper March 8, 2018September 16, 2020
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What's in store for North Carolina politics in 2018

by Michael Cooper January 11, 2018September 16, 2020
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Trouble at the end of the line

by Michael Cooper October 16, 2017September 16, 2020
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A civil rights legacy under attack

by Michael Cooper September 4, 2017November 13, 2023

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