Kelsey Cowger One of the biggest challenges for rural and low-income schools has historically been finding employees who are willing to walk in the door in the first place. Due to a combination of high demands, lower-than-average pay and sometimes unique geographic challenges, rural and low-income schools have had a particularly hard time recruiting and […]
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Bad Information is the Problem, Not Immigrants
Kierra Johnson White supremacy has an eternal thirst for scapegoats, and Virginia Republicans are attempting to break apart entire communities and families to satisfy it. These efforts are consistent with a push and pull between progress for all communities in the Commonwealth and regressive initiatives that rely on misinformation and disinformation while claiming to make […]
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Virginia Workers Pay a High Price for DOGE
by Kierra Johnson Many hardworking Americans have felt the detrimental effects of DOGE’s clumsy strategy of removing them from their jobs. Several government departments such as USAID, the Department of Education, and others have either been affected by massive layoffs, or they have been effectively defunded. While federal workers across America are being treated terribly […]
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Black History Month’s Virginia Connection
With Trump and his MAGA acolytes seemingly intent on erasing any acknowledgment of racial diversity from public life, this year’s Black History Month has taken on special significance. The administration is following the Project 2025 playbook to rewrite history and normalize white supremacy, trying to undo nearly a century of hard-won progress with a flurry […]
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In 2025, we’ve got to protect trans people
By Kelsey Cowger We’re just a couple weeks into the Trump presidency, and right now, trans people are under threat. That’s not hyperbole; that’s not a metaphorical statement where “threat” means “subject to mild inconvenience.” The threats to trans people are both real and immediate. We have just come out of a brutal campaign season […]
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Glenn Youngkin’s Worst Nightmare: Fair Pay and Rights for Public Workers
by Ashleigh Crocker Let’s cut to the chase—Virginia’s public workers are the backbone of our communities. These are the home health care workers who take care of your parents and grandparents, the teachers who spend all day trying to teach your kids to read, bus drivers, firefighters, social workers, and many others who keep our […]
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It’s True: Rent Is Still Too Damn High
by Kimberly Nario After a particularly nasty breakup several years ago, I found myself in need of a place to call my own–or at least a place to rent on my own. I remembered an apartment building I lived in years prior with one of my best friends. Perhaps it was sentimentality or desperation, but […]
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It’s Time for Republicans to Admit That No One is Safe From MAGA Supporters
By: Kierra Johnson Trump and his supporters have way too much power, and the evidence has only grown since the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol. On May 28th, former police officer Michael Fanone spoke to the press outside of the courthouse where closing arguments were made during Donald Trump’s hush money trial […]
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Why Are Conservatives Debating Pride Flags and Not the Worship of Confederate Losers?
By: Kierra Johnson Symbolism is having a huge moment in Virginia right now on a couple of fronts, and while the conversations may seem a bit backward, no one should be surprised. During Pride Month, crosswalks in Alexandria, VA were painted the colors of the modernized LGBTQ+ flag. Several other cities, such as Atlanta, Philadelphia, […]
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If You’re Gay N You Know It
by shay bell GAY PEOPLE LEMME HEAR YOU MAKE SOME NOISE!!! *inserts that one Ariana Grande meme (iykyk) Happy Pride Month to MEEEEEEEEEE and everyone else who celebrates this amazing time of love, liberation, and freedom. And in honor of Pride Month and also because ABSOLUTELY no one asked, I’ve decided to share just three […]