In an era of austerity, Virginia’s state budget deal puts its lawmakers supporting Big Tech and its tax exemptions on a crash course with their constituents.
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What Broke Monticello
How a right-wing smear campaign tried to silence the reality of Thomas Jefferson’s life, and in some ways succeeded.
Posted inTechnology
Take This Data Center and Shove It
Americans ain’t puttin’ up with these things no more. Welcome to Virginia, ground zero for data center defiance.
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How Gov. Spanberger Betrayed Virginia’s Workers
After failing to gut a bill that legalized collective bargaining for state and local government workers, she opted to veto it.
Posted inWorking in America
Collective Bargaining Continues to Support Educators, NEA Report Reveals
In 2024-2025, unionized educators saw significant pay improvements due to collective bargaining.
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Could the New Florida Congressional Map Be a Dummymander?
Special elections have gone sharply against Donald Trump’s successes in the 2024 election. This November, the GOP’s bid to pick up four Democratic seats could similarly fall flat.
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Why Americans Hate Data Centers: Let Us Count the Ways
They fear AI. They fear higher electric bills. More reasons below.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Demands for Data Center Moratoriums Surge
Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Josh Shapiro Ditched the Same Climate Pact That Abigail Spanberger Is Joining
To seal a state budget deal, Pennsylvania is departing the RGGI emissions control program, but Virginia is jumping back in.
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Candidate Trump Boosts Republican Turnout. President Trump Boosts Democratic Turnout.
Trump in power has meant death for Republican prospects in every election held while he’s occupied the Oval Office. His skills on the stump (slander, vilification) don’t play so well when they dominate his performance in office.