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Unite the Right: The New Face of White Supremacy

*This article was originally ran in the Fair Observer on August 14. Charlottesville  On August 12, 2017, a small student town of Charlottesville, Virginia, voted previously as America’s happiest place, became a scene of what the Southern Poverty Law Center previously...

Bail denied for Charlottesville vehicular terrorist

James Alex Fields, Jr., the 20-year-old Ohio man who allegedly killed one and injured 19 by plowing his car into a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville Saturday, was denied bail when seen by a judge earlier today. BBC reports that Fields has been charged...

Tensions flare at first Monument Avenue Commission

The first meeting of the Monument Avenue Commission was held Wednesday night, with well over 500 citizens showing up to share their ideas. That was the plan anyways, the meeting quickly became emotional, with boos, claps, and yells emanating from all sides. The...

Opinion: The Real Threat is Unite the Right

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) rally in Charlottesville last month was a properly audacious event. The terrorist organization, once confined to the shadows of clandestine gatherings, felt emboldened to reveal themselves publicly. This should come as no real surprise. We live...

Virginia millennials at the heart of new political action

The American left has roared back to life, and millennials are leading the way. "Socialism" was the most looked-up word on Merriam-Webster’s website in 2015, and a YouGov poll out last year found 43 percent of respondents under 30 had a favorable view of “socialism”,...

We need people minded leaders, not business minded leaders

I have heard that Virginia needs “business-minded leaders” in the General Assembly. We see the General Assembly routinely pass legislation benefitting businesses like Dominion Energy.  Virginia has consistently ranked as one of the Best States for Business since...

Bobby Roode’s glorious rise to NXT & WWE Domination

It doesn't take long to become one of wrestling's most popular attractions, and there have been few superstars who have shown this better than NXT's own Bobby Roode. It doesn't take long to become one of wrestling's most popular attractions, and there have been few superstars who have shown this better than NXT's own Bobby Roode. The...

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Style Weekly claims GOP stole Kaine photo for campaign ad

In a town of visual creatives, image rights can be a big deal - so when the GOP launched a new attack ad against VA candidate Tim Kaine featuring an image taken by a Style Weekly photographer without permission or attribution, the publication was noticeably upset. In a town of visual creatives, image rights can be a big deal - so when the GOP...

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Richmond’s largest independent zine Library opens at Gallery 5

A bountiful collection of zines is now available for perusing after Gallery 5 opened a new independent zine library as a permanent addition to their upstairs gallery space. A bountiful collection of zines is now available for perusing after Gallery 5 opened a new independent zine library as a permanent addition to their upstairs gallery space....

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Corporate water campaign on VCU campus leaves student’s mouth dry

We got this bad boy titled "Your Aquafina Monstrosity" in our inbox and couldn't help but feel for VCU student J. Reed R. Braden. We got this bad boy titled "Your Aquafina Monstrosity" in our inbox and couldn't help but feel for VCU student J. Reed R. Braden. It appears Braden stumbled upon a free water giveaway offered by the PepsiCo brand...

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