Mobility, meritocracy and other myths
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Meritocracy is a legitimizing myth created to distract people from the question of whether the system of power those meritocratic functionaries serve is just.
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Robert Hurt: A message to Fifth District Virginians
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For the past five years I have had the rare privilege of serving as the representative in the U.S. Congress for Virginia’s Fifth District.
Robert Hurt announces retirement from Congress
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Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released a statement Wednesday announcing his intention to not seek re-election in 2016.
Farmers urge Senate to repeal COOL, avoid harmful tariffs
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Farmers and ranchers are urging the U.S. Senate to follow the House of Representatives’ lead and repeal country-of-origin labeling, or COOL.
Senators press Obama administration on efforts to lower prescription drug costs
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A group of senators is seeking more information on the agency’s efforts to inform consumers and health care providers about prescription drug costs.
Hunters & Environmentalists: Walking the same path
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The stereotype of hunting brutes versus tree hugging hippies is very outdated and even offensive to some.
Warner, Kaine hail breakthrough on Perkins Student Loan Program
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) welcomed legislation that passed the Senate this afternoon to renew the Federal Perkins Loan Program.
Inconvenient Truth: Why don’t we hear anything about Al Gore?
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Al Gore, one of the first recognizable faces of the environmental movement, sent ripples throughout the political world with An Inconvenient Truth in 2006.
Virginia Tech students say bon appétit to invasive species
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Rose Peterson of Norfolk, Virginia, was recently whipping up some pesto, which is generally made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and Parmesan cheese.
Bob Goodlatte: A matter of national security
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Legitimate concerns have been raised that ISIS terrorists and sympathizers could enter the U.S. through what is called the Visa Waiver Program.
