Last month, President Biden proposed ratcheting up the Pentagon budget to $770 billion, far surpassing Trump’s sky-high military spending. An editorial by Greta Zarro.
America’s ballooning military budget is a boondoggle for Virginia’s taxpayers
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Established in 2005 as The Richmond Defender, The Virginia Defender is a free community newspaper, published quarterly for the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality. Print distribution is currently 12,000 and statewide. The online publication launched in Summer 2020.
Letters to the Editor: The burden is our reality
A letter to the editor from D. Ray Thomas, in which he contemplates prison reform and the relationship between activists inside and outside of the system.
April 3: Richmond Liberation Day!
April 3 should be a state holiday in Virginia. Read more to find out why.
Letters to the Editor: A mother’s plea
A letter to the editor from Roycinda Alexander, asking for the public’s support for her son, Sergio Gray, as he appeals for a gubernatorial pardon.
In Our Opinion: Stoney’s CRB lacks teeth
While Mayor Stoney’s proposal for a civilian review board goes through the motions of reform, it fails to actually reform anything.
An interview with Princess Blanding
The Virginia Defender’s interview with Princess Blanding, activist and 2021 gubernatorial candidate for the Liberation Party.
In Our Opinion: The cruelty of ‘upgrading’ public housing
Years ago, as a reporter for the Richmond Free Press, I had a conversation with Calvin Jamison, who at the time was Richmond’s city manager. I remember him remarking that Richmond had […]
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