North Carolina raised its minimum wage this week. You’ll learn from Roy Cordato this weekend why that minimum wage hike will do nothing to help the people it’s designed to benefit.

Listen to Carolina Journal Radio, and you’ll also hear Fox News and NPR analyst Juan Williams discuss his concerns about the breakdown in discussions about race in the United States. Dr. Jacques Mistrot will offer insight about the embryonic stem cell debate, we’ll get an update on court challenges against unconstitutional laws, and Chad Adams will join Donna Martinez to gab about the best recent blogs from this forum.