About Holler & Hammer

We’ve got work to do.

North Carolina’s working-class communities have been carrying this state on their backs for generations, but you wouldn’t know it from the way the stories are told. Holler & Hammer is here to change that.

This isn’t some watered-down political newsletter. This is about telling the truth, exposing the bullshit, and giving working-class folks in rural areas like where I live in Johnston County and beyond a voice. Whether it’s a corrupt politician trying to rig the courts or a rural community fighting for better schools, I will cover the real stories that matter and name names.

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Subscribe to Holler & Hammer to get no bullshit analysis on North Carolina politics and how national decisions are screwing (or sometimes helping) rural and poor communities. Expect sharp takes, righteous fury, and unapologetic calls to action.

Real shit from real people. Check out my past posts for stories from the front lines of Johnston County, NC and beyond.

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