He’s gone.
April 1, 2025
This is my favorite photo of Mike as an adult. He never just sat still, but my daughter-in-law managed to
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The last laugh
March 29, 2025
Please don’t tell me this image of my son is inappropriate. He was inappropriate whenever he thought it could get
Private plans offer no “advantage” over Medicare
October 19, 2023
We are once again in the annual Medicare enrollment period, when those of us on the government-funded, single-payer plan known
Mike Day, for the 13th time
April 1, 2021
Bringing my son home to die
March 18, 2021
A note to the president
February 23, 2021
Who’s a better Christian?
February 20, 2023
I am not impressed by the weeklong revival going on in Kentucky, where hundreds have come to sing and pray
Cry tonight, fight tomorrow
May 8, 2012
It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this frustrated. A minority of North Carolina’s registered voters just robbed hundreds
This is not the time for a purity test
April 4, 2025
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) broke the record for length of time at the podium this week,
The bad news
March 18, 2025
Mike was a proud, unapologetic jackass, and it served him well. On this day in 2008,
Thanks, Chuck, but we have to talk …
March 14, 2025
Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-NC11), had the guts to come out and face his constituents last night.
Two pounds.
March 12, 2025
On this day 17 years ago, I was praying for two pounds. Michael had endured two
A class in genocide
May 10, 2012
Welcome back, Keith
June 20, 2011
Boston Tea Party was a Corporate tax break protest
April 4, 2011
Remember when journalists could be trusted?
March 29, 2011
Michael Moore does Wisconsin
March 5, 2011
Meet Leslie Boyd
Leslie spent nearly three decades reporting on social-justice issues before grief turned her from an observer into an organizer. After losing her son Mike to colon cancer and an unjust health-care system, she made a promise to fight for care and dignity for everyone.
Today she remains a persistent voice in Western North Carolina through the Poor People’s Campaign, Asheville Fights Back Network and the deeply personal writing collected here.