Just when we thought Gene Nichol might take a breather, he brings us another book — “Now What: How North Carolina Can Blaze a Progressive Path Forward.”

It is his fourth in eight years. How can he be so prolific?

Nichol doesn’t take all the credit. In fact, he says he has plenty of help. He’ll tell you he ought to dedicate the book to those who continue to give him so much unsettling and ominous material.

He names the Republican leaders of our General Assembly, the Republican-dominated North Carolina Supreme Court, and the UNC Board of Governors.

The titles of Nichol’s previous books speak for themselves.

“The Faces of Poverty in North Carolina: Stories from Our Invisible Citizens” (2018) shines a light on our neighbors and families who are working hard and still falling behind.

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