Virginia sits at the crossroads of the American project. One path leads towards preserving our democratic progress; the other, towards grievance, division, and spectacle. We believe the governor’s election on November 4, at its core, is a referendum on that choice....
Saturday nights in Charlottesville are usually pretty quiet, but this past weekend the moist night air around Lee Park was disturbed by a self-identified white nationalist group as they protested the sale of a statue of Civil War General Robert E. Lee. Lead by Richard Spencer (seen in top image via twitter), the self-described creator of the...
For Republican Congressman Dave Brat, public town hall events in Virginia's 7th district continue to set the stage for anti-Trump and anti-GOP displays, both traditional and creative. Brat, who came into office in 2014 on the back of the Tea Party-wave, has faced jeering crowds during both post-Trump Congressional recesses. A policy wonk and...
A chorus of rage has spewed fourth after yesterday's House vote on Trump's proposed "repeal and replace" plan for Obama's legacy healthcare policy and Congressmen from Virginia are among those who helped it pass. The six Virginia members of the House who supported the bill are: Dave Brat, Va. Thomas Garrett, Va. Bob Goodlatte, Va. H. Morgan...
RICHMOND – The Trump administration’s immigration policy has left a cloud hanging over the heads of many undocumented immigrants living in Virginia. While the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency says it is enforcing existing laws, critics say the agents are doing so with a vengeance. “Their mission is basically to separate families,...
“May your will be done, dear Lord, this day and each day by these, your servants,” said the Rev. Wallace Adams-Riley. “I pray that at the conclusion of this gathering that all matters whether confirmed, completed or channeled will have been divinely directed while also being considered by your judgment as good and as acceptable,” said the Rev....
“I like taking up space. I want to take up so much space because I’m not supposed to,” says Elisa Rios, one-half of the creative force behind Richmond-based screen printing business Guard n Flags, when asked why she and co-owner Emma Barnes started printing flags specifically. This article was featured in RVAMag #28: Spring 2017. You can read all...
The Trump Administration has taken aim at food standards for public school lunches, a program championed by former First Lady Obama, and Virginia's First Lady, Dorothy McAuliffe, is non-too-pleased about it. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, in his first duty since being appointed by Trump and approved by the Senate last week, spoke at a...
Trump has spent at least seven weekends at his Florida resort, totaling an estimated $25 million, just over 1/3 of the annual budget the Chesapeake Bay clean up effort receives, and Virginia Democrats are pissed. It's been just about a month since the Virginia Democratic Party first asked Trump to skip his almost-weekly vacations and divert those...
Trump's actions in DC - from healthcare to budget cuts - continue to put pressure on Congressional Republicans, and one Farmville group hopes to turn up the heat on their congressman, Tom Garrett, whether he shows up or not. “A conversation with a representative who is going to make decisions on our behalf seems like an important conversation to...
