WARTEL: Defund the police
By Jacob Wartel | March 23, 2021By fighting for defunding the police, we can simultaneously fight to refund public transportation, housing, education and our communities
By fighting for defunding the police, we can simultaneously fight to refund public transportation, housing, education and our communities
At the core of both the Trump administration and Jim Ryan’s administration is the claim that reopening the economy or school is “worth it” despite the expectation that people will die and get sick.
As it stands, the coalition may be committed to service, but it is not committed to workers.
The interests of the University in protecting its financial obligations runs counter to our interest as students, workers and community members.
I hope the University dispels the notion that U.Va.’s mission is to simply be elite.
In Charlottesville, the apparent issue of single-family zoning has been front and center in housing policy.
The University should bar any company that has worked with Immigration and Customs Enforcement from recruiting on Grounds.
Bernie Sanders is the only candidate that can transform the country.
We are closer than we've ever been to reshaping the racial landscape of Virginia, and now's the time for a final push.
The election will only mean something if Democrats use this opportunity to fight for working-class people.