Alexander H. Jones

Where I’m Coming From

by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 23, 2022 | Politics | 2 comments

Before I plunge into the content of this piece, I want to thank everyone who has read my columns over the years. I have been writing for PoliticsNC for nine years, beginning when Thomas Mills generously allowed me to join his new venture, and with the exception of the...

The Power of Women’s Outrage is Real

by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 16, 2022 | Politics | 2 comments

Furnifold Simmons, the son of a slave-driver and the master of white supremacy in Jim Crow North Carolina, had a woman problem. His marriage was strong and no one, at least no racist, questioned his ethics, but thousands of his (white) female constituents had suddenly...

How to Beat Mark Robinson

by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 9, 2022 | Politics

Politics usually revolves around multiple axes. Philosophical conflict, fiscal priorities, disagreements on America’s role in the world, and the very nature of society coexist on the interlocking planes of political dispute. But once every few generations,...

There’s A Progressive Vision for the North Carolina Economy and a Regressive One

by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 2, 2022 | Politics | 1 comment

North Carolina’s economy has looked at various points in history like the rustic horror of a plantation slave labor camp, the grimness of Satanic mills that persisted down south after New England had healed those wounds, a smoky cigarette factory, and a...

The Strength of the LGBTQ Community in North Carolina.

by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 26, 2022 | Politics

Faces of the LGBTQ community in North Carolina. Trans woman, of color, veteran: Lara Americano, Charlotte. Judge, official, first in the South: Chris Brook, Raleigh. Activist, transplant, rising star: Chris Sgro, Greensboro. 300,000: LGBTQ population, across the...