The Summer 2022 edition of News U Can Use has info about a free nurse hotline where you can get health advice, the new number for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, and the new standard IRS Mileage rate for tax deductions.
America’s ballooning military budget is a boondoggle for Virginia’s taxpayers
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.
News U Can Use: Winter 2022
The Winter 2022 edition of News U Can Use includes information about free at-home COVID tests and an online map tool to monitor sewage overflow into the James River.
Our endorsements – and non-endorsements
The Virginia Defender’s endorsements for the presidential and Richmond local elections taking place on November 3, 2020.
Why we’re not endorsing Biden-Harris
Why aren’t we endorsing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris? Simply put, because we can’t divide up our solidarity between people who live within this country and those who live outside it.
In Our Opinion: Guns
Our opinion on the topic of guns, gun control laws, and the deep disturbances in American society that lead to the tragedies we see so often.
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