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Gun Control Advocates Counter Pro-Gun Richmond Rally, Lobbying for Regulation and Calling for Nonviolence

'A Truly Historic Moment': 50 Years After Congress Passed ERA, Amendment Meets Constitutional Threshold With Virginia's Approval

Julia Conley, staff writer

The amendment is likely to be tied up in court battles following a Justice Department statement that the deadline for ratification has passed.

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Citing Threat From Armed Groups, Virginia Gov. Declares Emergency and Bans Guns at State Capitol

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Threats of violence at a gun rally scheduled for Monday in Richmond, Virginia prompted Gov. Ralph Northam to declare a temporary state of emergency.

"This isn't about the Second Amendment," said activist Molly Conger, "this is...

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Democratic Victory in Virginia Paves Way for Final Approval of Equal Rights Amendment

Julia Conley, staff writer

"When people tell you that their vote doesn't matter point them to Virginia and...

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The iconic shot of Juli Briskman giving the Trump motorcade the finger in October 2017.

'Sweet Justice': Juli Briskman, Who Lost Her Job After Flipping Off Trump, Unseats GOP Incumbent on County Board

'This Is the Roadmap': Running on Green New Deal, Virginia Democrats Take Full Control of State Government

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

Demonstrators gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court

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

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

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

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

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Chesapeake Climate Action Network

Virginia Passes Historic 100% Clean Energy Legislation

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Working People Win Big in Virginia and Kentucky

Stand Up America

Stand Up America Celebrates Historic Night for Progressives in Virginia

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

Sierra Club

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

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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