
Dystopia disguised as democracy: All the ways in which freedom is an illusion
We are no longer free. We are living in a world carefully crafted to resemble a representative democracy, but it’s an illusion.

We are no longer free. We are living in a world carefully crafted to resemble a representative democracy, but it’s an illusion.

In celebration of Black History Month, throughout February, teams across Minor League Baseball are taking a look back at five of the best Black players to suit up for their club.

The Republicans in Augusta County want to do something about the county courthouse, but the Republicans in Staunton won’t let them.

The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors will receive public comment and hold a public hearing to adopt a local redistricting plan for Albemarle County Magisterial Districts and voting precincts.

The Augusta County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. to consider an ordinance revising voting precincts and polling places in Augusta County.

Prioritizing salads is indeed a step forward, as meat and animal products lead to pollution and the production of greenhouse gasses that trap heat in the atmosphere and lead to global warming.

Virginia election administrators have completed the 2022 Risk-Limiting Audit of the 2021 November general election.

If CRT were actually taught in schools, a lot more would be put at risk than some people’s psychological distress.

Fives in Tony Bennett’s system aren’t supposed to put up big numbers. Basically, you set screens, play position defense, rebound, only occasionally get the ball in the paint.

Nothing in one part of the country is truly “alien” if it affects any other part. To the extent that the voting power and political voice of millions of people is diminished anywhere, it affects the quality of democracy everywhere.
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