Thad Williamson

New Books: The Making of 21st Century Richmond: Politics, Policy, and Governance, 1988-2016, by Thad Williamson, Julian M. Hayter, and Amy L. Howard — Urban Affairs Review Tune in to our discussion with co-authors Thad Williamson and Julian Hayter about their new book, The Making of Twenty-First-Century Richmond (2024). The book explores the fraught history of Richmon...

Tune into a discussion with co-authors @thadrva.bsky.social and Julian Hayter about their book THE MAKING OF TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY RICHMOND on the UAR Remixed podcast from @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social 🎧⤵️

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How Donald Trump Has Remade America’s Political Landscape The steady march to the right across a vast number of counties reveals the extent of the nation's transformation in the Trump era, and the seriousness of the Democrats' problems.

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Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.

A betrayal of our kids’ future.

Today, we remember the brutal events of Bloody Sunday 60 years ago, where 600 people marched for a more perfect union — and were beaten because of it.

Opinion | There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approach has failed.

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Democrats Must Become the Workers’ Party Again Reconnecting the Democratic Party to the working class is an electoral and a moral imperative, and it will be my mission for the rest of my life.

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Teaching about Justice in the Time of Trump—And Beyond Why did so many people vote for the cynicism and egoism that Donald Trump represents? Thad Williamson examines the reasons for Trump’s success, and suggests that we must make political strugg…

This piece I wrote in November 2020 concerning how to teach (and think) about justice in the time of Trump is unfortunately more timely than ever, but perhaps makes a fitting first post on this platform. renewal.org.uk/2020/11/13/t...

Opinion | Trump Is Breaking Things We Can’t Just Fix The president’s about-face on Ukraine has taught our allies a lesson they won’t be unlearning anytime soon.

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House Republicans just passed a budget that would cut Medicaid for Virginians.

Make no mistake: as Governor, I’ll work to protect Virginia’s Medicaid expansion and look out for the working families who are counting on us to have their backs.

Graphic. Background is portrait of John Lewis. Quote reads, “Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to help build the Beloved Community, a nation and world society at peace with itself.” Logo of Rep. McClellan is present at the bottom center of the page.

John Lewis was born 85 years ago today. He spent his life working to make the ideals upon which this country was founded true for everyone.

His final words to us are more important than ever. #BHM2025

Page one of a letter to U.S Department of the Interior Secretary Burgum about the directives issued to eliminate roughly 1,000 full-time employees and rescind and delay offers for full-time and seasonal positions at the National Park Service.

Page two of a letter to U.S Department of the Interior Secretary Burgum about the directives issued to eliminate roughly 1,000 full-time employees and rescind and delay offers for full-time and seasonal positions at the National Park Service. Signatures of Sen. Warner, Sen. Kaine, Rep. Scott, Rep. Connolly, Rep. Beyer, Rep. McClellan, Rep. Subramanyam and Rep. Vindman are present.

My staff has received reports that because of the Trump Administration staff cuts, the National Park Service Maggie Walker Site can open only twice a week… during #BlackHistoryMonth.

Today I joined Virginia Delegation members to call for the reversals of these cuts.

Back in their districts, GOP lawmakers get an earful on DOGE and Musk Town halls from Georgia to Wisconsin to Oregon grew heated this week as voters showed up to vent, outraged at the firing of federal workers and DOGE’s access to sensitive data.

Ray of hope!

Commentary: Blocking access to gender-affirming care is against the law The president's executive order allows for cisgender care. But it bars transgender children from seeking care for the same purposes — breast tissue development, voice alteration or hair growth. By

Commentary: Blocking access to gender-affirming care is against the law
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RFK Jr. targets transgender protections in one of first moves at HHS New Department of Health and Human Services guidance asserts a person’s sex is “unchangeable.”

“This approach is not only ignorant—it’s deliberately harmful.” www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/... #Shame

Opinion | Why DOGE is unconstitutional Trump is acting extra-constitutionally. Only Congress or the Supreme Court can stop him.

Why DOGE is unconstitutional (form a former Reagan official). www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | This Is What the Courts Can Do if Trump Defies Them How the escalating measures available to courts would work.

A helpful preview of the road we may be going down.

Trump firings cause chaos at agency responsible for America's nuclear weapons The National Nuclear Security Administration is a semi-autonomous agency within the Department of Energy that oversees the U.S. stockpile of thousands of nuclear weapons. Officials were given hours to...

Dismantling the U.S. federal government endangers humanity.

Happy birthday! Go Heels

Not a fun last 22 hours for our teams

“The despotism of Augustus prepared the Romans for Tiberius. If the whole tone of their character had not first been prostrated by nearly two generations of that mild slavery, they would probably have had enough spirit left to rebel against the more odious one.” J.S. Mill,”Representative Government”

I am glad that the kids at Abbott Elementary get to see this moment of football history

The Eagles haven't been this good since Hotel California.

How does the Mercy Rule
In the Super Bowl work again?

I knew there was a good reason everyone I know is rooting for Philly

Hopefully yet another reversal of form is in the Tigers’ near future!

Colin Kaepernick taking a knee.

This Super Bowl Sunday, here's a reminder of what real courage looks like.

The first thing out of the mouth of the Super Bowl-winning quarterback in the postgame interview should be “End Racism” @nflbluesky.bsky.social #SuperBowl @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social @chiefs.bsky.social

Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.

It’s like all those political philosophers who said runaway economic inequality and political democracy were incompatible had a point… www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data Closing the agency would require congressional approval, so the new administration hopes to diminish it in the meantime.

Public education on the chopping block.