by RVA Staff | Feb 25, 2023 | EDITORIAL, POLITICS, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS
While we believe any Democratic candidate would do a great job, Alexsis Rodgers is our choice because we need new voices and ideas in the Virginia State Senate. She has shown tireless dedication to fighting for home healthcare workers, leading field organizing...
by Shima Razavi Gacek | Jan 18, 2023 | EDITORIAL, POLITICS, RICHMOND GLOBAL
This past weekend volunteers, artists, and activists from Richmond gathered for a community mural event led by Woman Life Freedeom RVA to honor the lives lost and struggle for freedom happening in Iran. Photo by Matin Kordnavahsi The people in Iran, from the smallest...
by Jonathan Sharp | Nov 28, 2022 | OPINION
Over the past hundred years, the US army’s improper use and disposal of toxic chemicals have taken a significant environmental toll with long-lasting consequences for unsuspecting service members and civilians. Primarily due to a lack of awareness regarding...
by Ash Griffith | Nov 8, 2022 | OPINION
Fall calls for late nights and warm blankets, lost in the small glare of the light from my phone. Tired of endlessly swiping right on the same balding white guy named Jeff holding a spotted bass he is entirely too proud of. Tinder? Never. I’m far higher brow than...
by Morgan Blair | Nov 6, 2022 | ART, DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION, EDITORIAL
Is the revival of the 2014 Tumblr girl how the internet copes with the end of the world? The dissociative pout, also referred to as the dissociative gaze, was first coined by i-D Magazine in the 2022 article “The cult of the dissociative pout” by Rayne Fisher-Quann,...
by RVA Staff | Aug 9, 2021 | OPINION
Year after year, coal train derailments, sewage pipeline leaks, pesticide runoff, and other toxic substances continue to poison the James River. In a summer that’s seen multiple toxic train derailments and a two-week ban on swimming due to multiple sewage pipe...
