She owed a little, so they took everything: How one New Jersey woman is fighting back against unfair tax foreclosure practices

Within seconds of meeting Lynette Johnson, you know you are in the presence of a strong woman. She’s the kind of tough a person must be to immigrate to a new country, raise eight children, lay a husband to rest.

She’s also unafraid to take on the government when justice stands in jeopardy, and as Brittany Hunter tells us, that’s exactly what Lynette is doing after government seized her commercial property, sold it, and kept the equity—all of it.

The Washington Examiner: Agricultural programs should focus on opportunity, not equity

When the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act took effect in March, it was lauded by proponents as a way to promote opportunity for “working people” and to give them a “fighting chance” after the devastation wrought by COVID-19.

Yet one provision, which provides $4 billion to farmers and ranchers solely on the basis of race, was defended on another ground: equity. That is, loan forgiveness based solely on race, which—as Wencong Fa explains—is a mistake.

Carolina Journal: Emergency powers reforms are a big win for North Carolinians

Shortly before Thanksgiving, the North Carolina General Assembly passed, and Gov. Roy Cooper signed, a budget bill that was striking for several reasons, including amendments to the Emergency Management Act (EMA).

Jessica Thompson details how these new reforms will greatly boost protections for North Carolinians’ constitutional rights.

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