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Holiday Wishes

Yes, Virginia, there is still a Santa Claus by Bill Press

If there’s one thing never- Trumpers need this holiday season — and, remember, we are the majority of Americans! — it’s a bit of good cheer. Here it is.

Hard to hide Trump White House dysfunction by Clarence Page

Will someone please tell President Trump that he’s not running against Joe Biden anymore?

We need homes with roots, not just roofs by Sheri Shannon and Kami Blatt

Across Virginia, housing costs are rising faster than paychecks. Too many residents face impossible choices between rent and groceries or between staying rooted in their communities and finding somewhere they can afford to live.

Joy, faith and the fight to keep towns alive by Ben Jealous

This week’s column was supposed to be a celebration. A celebration of a wonderful little toy store in a joyful Midwestern town.

From probation to promise

In the final days of fall, across campuses around the country, students are celebrating their graduations from colleges and universities. Some may be the first in their family to reach this milestone.

When Big Tech’s thirst threatens our health by Ben Jealous

In Morrow County, Oregon, families are living through a crisis. According to a “Rolling Stone” investigation, mothers have suffered miscarriages and neighbors are battling rare cancers.

‘Reverse migration’ is an idea without a future by Clarence Page

After an Afghan national was charged in the shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington just before Thanksgiving, President Trump’s administration revived his earlier calls for something that to many Americans sounded, at best, puzzling: “reverse migration.”

If solitary confinement is unnecessary, why are Virginia jails still overusing it?

Over the past two years, the Virginia General Assembly approved legislation to limit the use of solitary confinement across prisons in the Commonwealth.

Getting schooled

It happens to the best of us. You’re led to believe that you have a say in how things might happen at your job or organization, but instead you realize that the solicitation of your opinion was an exercise in …

Booking bias

Have you heard of Khalid?

Trump’s obsession with Somali immigrants takes a sinister turn by Clarence Page

Sometimes, one crisis seems to lead to another for President Donald Trump — and he’s got plenty of trouble brewing.

The illusion of the markdown by Julianne Malveaux

Consumers love a sale. We love the little red tag, the “limited time only,” the breathless “50% off!” that promises we’re getting over on somebody.

As Virginia legalizes adult-use marijuana, safeguarding youth is crucial by Bill McGee

Virginia is moving steadily toward approving adult-use marijuana, with a regulated market expected to begin in 2026.

Headlines about white men, college miss the full story by Ben Jealous

The headlines this month about white men, college admissions and the fallout from ending affirmative action startled a lot of people.

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