RICHMOND POLITICS

Opinion | Water Fiasco’s Silver Lining? by Paul Goldman

by Paul Goldman | COMMUNITY, OPINION, OPINION & EDITORIAL, RICHMOND NEWS, RICHMOND POLITICS

Mayor Danny Avula is at a defining moment. The same for the 2004 Elected Mayor law. Here’s why. Then a win-win-win. The 16-year era of the race-baiting politics of former Mayors Dwight Jones and Levar Stoney needs to come to an end. They and their cronies have used...

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Editorial Roundtable on the Richmond & Virginia Elections

As we find ourselves in the middle point of summer, the upcoming months will bring pivotal decisions for our community as we elect our next mayor, city council and school board members followed by the gubernatorial election next year. Over the past few months, we have...

Dispatch From Cuba 2015

I wanted to give a bit of context for this piece. I was introduced to Bill one afternoon at the local watering hole by a mutual friend. Bill, a talented and experienced writer, shared some of his work with me, and I was interested to read more. When I asked if he had...

News or Noise: How Irresponsible Journalism Threatens Our Democracy

Immediately after the first presidential debate, journalists wasted no time amplifying Biden’s poor performance. And so the narrative begins. Or rather, continues. Over the last few years, news outlets have been reporting on the advanced ages of both presidential...

Opinion | On Juneteenth, Biden Needs To Build On His Modest Marijuana Reforms With A Call For Drug War Reparations

“If President Biden wants to truly celebrate the spirit of Juneteenth, he needs to take bolder action instead of well-intended half-measures that don’t come close to solving the problem.” Juneteenth is a day of joy when we celebrate the end of slavery in the United...

RVA 5×5 | Bonding With (Or Against) The People?

There has been a lot of activity across the region recently about bond ratings and localities issuing bonds. It is a timely comparison of priorities of local leaders, a glimpse of a possible future, and what happens if you have people in charge who worry more about...

Booze, Bombs, and Backyard Politics: The Strange Theater of American Suburbia

I was up in DC again. The suburbs. There was some sort of family gathering that I got invited to—a birthday party, a holiday, something of that sort. We were around back and a neighbor had the grill going. There was some talking: “Can you believe this day we’re...

An Exclusive Q&A with Senator Ghazala Hashmi on Her Run for Lieutenant Governor

In an era of bombastic politics, incendiary rhetoric, and over-the-top political brinksmanship we often forget that the task of effective policy-making is a technical, deliberative, and sometimes exhaustive process that is measured in years, not months. Crafting...

Richmond City Council Candidate Tavares Floyd Is Not Selling Hope, He Is Promising Change

There’s an armor that comes from having a family history built on love and education. It engenders admiration amongst the very many who’ve had to make do with much less protection. You can gain stature that transcends the narrative of what the Black, or Brown,...

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