We see you
Look out, my fellow tenacious reporters and grizzled editors — we think there may be a person on council that’s after all of our hearts.
Vape age
When we look back on 2025, once we process the general upheaval of governmental norms and the fractured political discourse, we might ask ourselves a question: What was up with all those vape and smoke shops?
Artists’ solidarity offers a blueprint against blacklists by Ben Jealous
Everywhere I go lately, people whisper the same question: Are we sliding into another blacklist era?
Conflict entrepreneurs behind our broken politics by Clarence Page
I have long become accustomed to what I call the “BTMF” reflex whenever a great, newsmaking calamity or outrage happens.
Communities pay the price for ‘free’ AI tools
AI is everywhere, but its powerful computing comes with a steep cost to our planet, our neighborhoods and our wallets.
Protect your vote
One advantage of spreading the voting process over several weeks, rather than cramming all the tabulation into a single day, is that it allows time to catch and correct mistakes on the ballots.
Memory of Jan. 6 fades as false narratives take hold by David W. Marshall
During the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, millions of people across the United States watched the events unfold in real time on live television. News broadcasters provided continuous coverage showing how police officers were unable to contain …
Silencing journalists threatens freedom of all Americans by Barbara Reynolds
Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel — giants of late-night television — faced censorship, dismissal or forced silence when their words cross the powerful. That should alarm us all. If media figures of their stature can be muzzled, what chance do …
What the Readjusters teach us about healing a divided country by Ben Jealous
There’s a deep sense of despair settling over America. Families are working harder and falling further behind. The cost of raising children grows, while schools, housing and health care remain out of reach for too many. It’s no wonder people …
Playing for keeps
When it comes to gambling in Virginia, it seems the people behind the machines are always one step ahead of elected officials.
Trump escalates efforts to criminalize political dissent by Julianne Malveaux
Activist and Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin, whose group is a pro-peace feminist organization, was walking the halls of Congress when she spotted Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. She asked him about Israel’s attack on Qatar and his reply was “Go …
Virginia’s red flag law could save lives — if communities would actually use It by Roger Chesley
Communities around Virginia are ignoring an opportunity to prevent suicides and mass shootings. That’s the unmistakable conclusion found in recent news articles about the use — or lack thereof — of “emergency substantial risk orders,” commonly known as the red …
We won’t forget
In the years after a devastating terror attack killed 2,977 Americans on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania, annual remembrances and memorials sprang up that kept the tragedy and trauma front of mind for at least a …
Chicago’s streets move to America’s historic rhythms by Ben Jealous
I started out this year, 2025, in Chicago, honored to give the Martin Luther King Jr. Day address at the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s big gathering.
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