As has been widely reported, the outbreak of COVID-19 is causing a serious pubic health emergency. Alongside this public health crisis is an economic crisis. Even for all of us who haven’t gotten sick… yet… the pandemic is still upending our lives.

We talk with journalist Peter Galuszka about how the pandeminc is going to hit Virginia's economy. Peter has covered Virginia business, politics, and news for four decades.

In the second half of the show, we talk with Brenda Castaneda from the Legal Aid Justice Center about what Virginia should be doing for working people during this crisis.

This episode is hosted by Nathan Moore and produced by Aaryan Balu and Sabrina Moore.

In this episode of Bold Dominion: the Virginia General Assembly has just wrapped up its 2020 session. And plenty of observers have said that this was a historic session.

With new Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate – plus a democratic governor – a raft of new legislation made its way through passage this year.

In this episode: Virginia Mercury reporter Graham Moomaw gives us a recap of the Assembly session. And lawmaker Sally Hudson explains how these decisions really get made – including some of what you don’t see in the news stories or TV coverage.

Once in a while, the national politics story and the Virginia politics story are the same story. We’re just around the corner from Super Tuesday (March 3), when Virginia and a raft of other states hold primaries for the Democratic nomination for President.

What can we expect in Virginia as we head toward the Super Tuesday vote?

In this episode, former Charlottesville city councilor Kristin Szakos shares the mood of Virginia Democrats as she does canvassing.

Then an in-depth conversation with Paul Freedman, professor of Politics at the University of Virginia.

Host: Nathan Moore. Producer: Aaryan Balu.

Virginia just became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. On the face of it, the ERA seems straightforward: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex."

Proponents want the ERA because of continuing sex inequality in our society. Lower pay, sexual harassment, violence against women. These are serious social problems that have been around for a long time.

But the ERA may not be the tool to solve them. So says our guest this week, UVA Law professor Kim Forde-Mazrui. He shares the overall goals of real equality for women, but he’s concerned that federal judges would hand down decisions that would actually harm the cause of equality for women.

Bold Dominion is online at BoldDominion.org. It's a member of the Virginia Audio Collective, VirginiaAudio.org.

In this episode of Bold Dominion: guns and gun policy.

On May 31st, 2019, a disgruntled city employee in Virginia Beach shot and killed twelve people in a mass shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal building.

Weeks later, Virginia’s Democratic governor Ralph Northam called a special summer session of the General Assembly -- specifically to consider new gun safety measures. But the Republican controlled Assembly voted to close that session within just a few minutes. No new gun laws passed.

Last November’s elections changed all that. With new Democratic majorities in both houses, Governor Northam vowed to reintroduce some of these gun safety measures.

But that has led to its own kind of blowback.

Each week on Bold Dominion, we explain one big topic. This week, that topic is the General Assembly itself. We're about a week into the 2020 session, so it's a good time to figure out: how does the General Assembly actually work?

Guests include Graham Moomaw, politics reporter at The Virginia Mercury; Peter Galuszka, Virginia journalist; and Sally Hudson, delegate representing Virginia House District 57.

Hosted by Nathan Moore. Info & subscribe at BoldDominion.org. Bold Dominion is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective.

Bold Dominion is a new explainer for state politics in a changing Virginia.