OpEd
Greg Gerritt: Governor and the Projo collude against the community AGAIN
My favorite author, the late Ursula K LeGuin, wrote about a certain kind of wizard, the patterner, in her Earthsea Trilogy. I am no wizard, …
Green New Deal
The cynical charade of Sheldon Whitehouse on the Green New Deal
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse may not support the Green New Deal, but he’s certainly not adverse to collecting money for his Oceans PAC by name-checking the …
Immigration
ICE detainees in Suffolk County House of Correction launch hunger strike for better treatment
On Friday, approximately 70 ICE detainees at the Suffolk County House of Correction (SCHC) launched a hunger strike calling for an end to abuse and …
Immigration
Rhode Islanders protest Trump’s fake border wall emergency
“This is first time ever getting a protest together. to be honest with you I was just pissed off,” said Dulce Cruz to the 60 …
Water
A vigil to protect the Scituate Reservoir
Reverend Brendan Curran, associate pastor at Barrington Congregational Church UCC, lead a a group of about two dozen people on a march from the North …
Environment
Sunrise RI rebuffed; Langevin not committing to New Green Deal
“We did have a good conversation yesterday, and at that time [the students from Sunrise RI] had asked if the Congressman had signed onto the …
Environment
The Green New Deal vs. Capitalism
The Green New Deal is a work in progress: some see it as a game changer; others view it as yet another God about to …
Uprising
The Uprising, February 15, 2019
“We need to continue that, in my opinion. In terms of tax credits: No one likes giving corporations a tax break, but we have to. …
First Amendment
AG Neronha withdraws Rhode Island from church/state separation case before the Supreme Court
One day before Christmas and a week before his last day as Rhode Island Attorney General, Peter Kilmartin signed onto an amicus brief challenging a …
Elections 2019
June Speakman statement on new Ascencao allegations
[Update: the Rhode Island Sierra Club issued a statement: ““This past November The Rhode Island Chapter of Sierra Club discovered an apparent misappropriation of funds …