Unsettled Times: A Conversation with NYT Bestselling Author Cory Doctorow on Tech, Labor, and Activism

by Landon Shroder | Mar 10, 2025 | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, MUSIC, OPINION & EDITORIAL

There are few people who can expose the playbooks of power quite like NYT bestselling author Cory Doctorow—unraveling how tech monopolies, political elites, and radicalization can converge at a singular point. As a science fiction writer, activist, and former European...

Trump and Zelensky’s Oval Office Showdown: What Happens Now?

by Landon Shroder | Mar 3, 2025 | NEWS, OPINION & EDITORIAL, POLITICS

By now, everyone has seen the clips of the infamous press conference between President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “Awkward,” might be an understatement. But alas, here we are, only 43 days into the next four years....

Letter to the Editor | A Nurse and Parent Condemns VCUHS for Ending Trans Healthcare 🏳️‍🌈

by RVA Staff | Feb 23, 2025 | COMMUNITY, LETTER TO THE EDITOR, NEWS, POLITICS, QUEER RVA

Disclaimer: The following is a letter to the editor submitted by a writer who has requested to remain anonymous. It represents their personal views on this issue. RVA Magazine is committed to providing a platform for community voices on important local matters....

Opinion | The Divide We Face: Democracy in Decay

by Mike Avey | Feb 17, 2025 | COMMUNITY, JUSTICE, OPINION, POLITICS

It is not our failures that make us human, but rather our convictions to yet succeed. The accelerating collapse of corporate and governmental accountability has led to widespread civic abandonment. Mass layoffs at social safety net agencies, executive rollbacks on...

Freeda the IUD is Back in Richmond, Because We’re Still Debating Birth Control

by Salty Oldman | Feb 8, 2025 | COMMUNITY, NEWS, OPINION & EDITORIAL, POLITICS

There she was—Freeda, a 20-foot inflatable IUD, looming over Capitol Square like a latex beacon of reason in a world that seems to have misplaced its grip on common sense. She’d made this stop before—giant birth control devices tend to leave a mark, especially after...

You Know It’s Bad When Waffle House Is Raising Egg Prices

by Salty Oldman | Feb 6, 2025 | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, NEWS, NIGHTLIFE, OPINION & EDITORIAL

Waffle House is the kind of place that doesn’t flinch. Hurricanes, power outages, late-night chaos—it stays open through it all. The idea of it closing or changing is almost unthinkable. But now, something’s shifted. They’re not closing their doors, but they’re...