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Jason Isbell Comes to Charlottesville

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The Decline of Cinema & The Fate of Violet Crown

April 29, 2026April 29, 20260
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Veggies Shine at Botanical Plant-Based Fare

April 28, 2026April 28, 20260
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Love and Laughter in The Forest of Arden

April 28, 2026April 28, 20260
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Susan Page, in yellow, and Nancy Pelosi, in green, standing in between two blue banners for the Karsh Institute, next to an American Flag, with columns and windows in the background.

A Conversation on Congress, Hope, and the State of the American Democracy

April 22, 2026April 22, 2026Lila Castleman, staff writer

On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi was in the Capitol for President Trump’s State of the Union address. The next afternoon, she was in the Dome Room of UVA’s Rotunda Building for a talk organized by the Karsh Institute of Democracy. The event was the fifth part of the institute’s series, “Congress as […]

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Lady Liberty and other participants dancing on their way back to Ting Pavilion while holding American flags.

Jazz Parade for Democracy

December 7, 2025December 7, 2025Maryliz Andere, staff writer

On Nov. 1, just a few days before the general election, many people gathered on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville for the Jazz Parade, hosted by the Charlottesville Indivisible chapter. Indivisible is a progressive national organization whose goals are to preserve and restore democracy. They are well known for organizing the No Kings Protests that […]

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The Attack on our Capitol and American Democracy

January 27, 2021January 26, 2021Samuel Huff, staff writer

The events of Jan. 6 will forever be remembered. Those who study it in 100 years will be better able to define the lasting implications than we are now; however, that does not mean we have to wait for answers. As the nation copes with the insurrection that left five Americans dead, including Capitol police […]

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