"We’re taking on the wealthiest man that’s ever lived. There’s more of a disparity between Jeff Bezos and the average American than there was between the Pharaoh and the average Egyptian. It’s going to be a hard fight." Delegate Lee Carter (D-Manassas) made national...
Stephen Wood writes about politics, sports, history, and any combination thereof. His work has appeared in Paste Magazine, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and These Football Times, among others. A Richmond native, he is currently based in New York.
Northam vs Gillespie: An overview of the first Governor’s debate
The first debate between Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates took place at the Virginia Bar Association’s summer meeting on Sat., July 22. RVA Mag was on the scene to bring a blow by blow account of the sparring match between Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican Ed...
RVA Mag delves into Monument Avenue’s Confederate statues with US historians
On June 22nd, Mayor Levar Stoney announced a commission "to help the city redefine the false narrative of the Confederate statues that line Richmond's grandest boulevard." This announcement was hardly shocking - in a sense, it had been coming for decades - but it was...
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