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James Fields, White Supremacist Who Murdered Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Sentenced to Life in Prison

'Virginia Voters Are Finally Getting Fair Maps': Rights Advocates Celebrate US Supreme Court Ruling on Racial Gerrymandering

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Demonstrators gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court

"All Virginians will now—finally—have the opportunity this fall to elect a House of Delegates that actually represents the will of the people."

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Cries of 'Shame!' Heard at Arlington County, Va. Hearing As Officials Approve $23M in Incentives for Amazon

Julia Conley, staff writer

"You claim Arlington is a place for all, for immigrants, for equality, [and]...

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As Second Accuser Comes Forward, Growing Calls for Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax to Resign

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"We believe survivors, we believe Dr. Vanessa Tyson, we believe Meredith Watson...

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For Display of 'Uninhibited Racism,' Demand Grows for Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's Immediate Resignation

Citing $750 Million Tax Break for Amazon While Students Suffer, Teachers Walk Out in Virginia

#HQ2Scam Hashtag Lifts Off After Cities Reveal $2.1 Billion in Tax Giveaways for Amazon

'They're Doing Us Like They Did New Orleans': Anger at Trump Inaction as Hurricane Michael Leaves Millions Without Power and Basic Needs

An emergency crew rescues a woman and her dog

As Florence Makes Landfall, Poorest Once More Likely to Suffer Most From Storm's Destruction

As 1.5 Million Flee Hurricane Florence, Worries Grow Over Half Dozen Nuclear Power Plants in Storm's Path

'Abu Ghraib for Eighth-Graders': Allegations of Immigrant Children Being Tortured at Virginia Detention Facility

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Imposed Work Requirements Taint Medicaid Expansion Victory in Virginia

'Democracy in Action': Republican Wins Virginia Election After His Name Was Drawn From Ceramic Bowl

Charlottesville Coalition to March 10 Days to DC to Confront White Supremacy

GOP Rebuked for Casting Democrat as "Race Traitor" Over Statue Stance

Deandre Harris

Four Arrested for Toppling Confederate Statue. No White Supremacists Arrested for Brutal Beating of Deandre Harris.

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National Organization for Women (NOW)

Virginia Senate Ratifies the ERA, the House Must Follow

Sierra Club

Over 150 Virginians Show Up to Oppose Dirty, Dangerous Buckingham Compressor Station for Atlantic Coast Pipeline

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Sierra Club: Senate Of Virginia Allows Dominion To Regulate Itself While Ratepayers Foot The Bill

Sierra Club

Effort To Protect Eastern Virginia From the Dangers of Fracking Suffers Setback

MoveOn.org

Dem Sweep In VA Shows Power Of The Resistance; U.S. House Clearly In Play In 2018

National Organization for Women (NOW)

"National Organization for Women and Feminist Majority Endorse Northam, Fairfax, and Herring in Virginia"...

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Gillian Kane

Trump’s Is Not the First US Administration to Ignore Facts, and Slash Aid for Women’s Healthcare

Thom Hartmann

How Guns Literally Go to Men's Heads

Barbara Gottlieb

Pipeline in Hurricane Florence’s Potential Path Poses Added Danger

Janine Jackson

WaPo Can’t Believe White Supremacist Senate Candidate Really Means It

Laura Flanders

We Should Be Excited About the Bottom-Up Wins in Virginia's Primaries

Eladio Bobadilla

The 'Alt-Right': We Need Courage and Truth, Not False Equivalencies

Michael Winship

Charlottesville Goddam

Rebekah Barber

As Politicians Target Sanctuary Cities, Faith Communities and Campuses Seek to Become Refuges

Sarah Anderson

Confederate Symbols and Inequality

Rebekah Barber

Recent Court Decisions Fuel Renewed Push for Restoring the Voting Rights Act