by David Millman | Nov 5, 2019 | OPINION
Voting for Democratic candidates today is our best bet to create a better future for Virginia’s climate, writes Virginia environmental activist David Millman. “I thought there would be more people,” I said to myself as I looked over the ragtag team of friends I...
by Rich Meagher | Oct 24, 2019 | OPINION
As Virginia’s next election approaches, statewide trends are showing favor to Democratic candidates. Will they be able to gain control of the General Assembly? There’s a pivotal election in Virginia next month (as usual). At stake: control of the state...
by Chelsea Higgs Wise | Oct 17, 2019 | OPINION
By planning the inclusion of slaveholders and Confederates in the Women’s Monument, Chelsea Higgs Wise states that Virginia is undermining what should be a triumph of inclusion. It’s the 400th year since the first Africans were trafficked to the shores of...
by RVA Staff | Aug 29, 2019 | OPINION
In the foothills of Poor Mountain, protesters continue their ongoing attempt to thwart the destructive progress of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. I first saw the damage while driving down 81 towards my hometown in Montgomery County. The Mountain Valley Pipeline...
by RVA Staff | May 30, 2019 | OPINION
The Commonwealth can’t afford to prioritize corporate profit over environmental protections, writes Silvia Serrano. Nobody is happy with the Green New Deal. Both conservatives and progressives have criticized it for being unrealistic, or not specific enough. But...
by RVA Staff | May 7, 2019 | OPINION
Virginia must find a way to involve local communities in efforts to rehabilitate youth caught in the juvenile justice system, says RISE For Youth Strategic Engagement Director James Braxton. It was a quiet and introspective ride for the RISE for Youth team on the way...
