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Thad Williamson
@thadrva.bsky.social
University of Richmond

City of Richmond

Property-Owning Democracy/Community Wealth Building

Tar Heel for Life

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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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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...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A betrayal of our kids’ future.
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.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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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.
March 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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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...
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…
renewal.org.uk
January 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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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.
February 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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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
February 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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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.
February 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“This approach is not only ignorant—it’s deliberately harmful.” www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/... #Shame
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.”
www.washingtonpost.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Why DOGE is unconstitutional (form a former Reagan official). www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Why DOGE is unconstitutional
Trump is acting extra-constitutionally. Only Congress or the Supreme Court can stop him.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
A helpful preview of the road we may be going down.
Opinion | This Is What the Courts Can Do if Trump Defies Them
How the escalating measures available to courts would work.
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“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”
February 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I am glad that the kids at Abbott Elementary get to see this moment of football history
February 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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The Eagles haven't been this good since Hotel California.
February 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
How does the Mercy Rule
In the Super Bowl work again?
February 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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This Super Bowl Sunday, here's a reminder of what real courage looks like.
February 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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
February 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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...
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.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM