The trauma of being separated from your parents at the border
June 24, 2018

The trauma of being separated from your parents at the border

The children that we are talking about today have already experienced countless traumatic events prior to their...

Killingly Connecticut: Not Another Power Plant
March 2, 2020

Killingly Connecticut: Not Another Power Plant

Living in Glocester I have the extreme misfortune of being right smack in the middle of 2...

Advocates challenge National Grid rate increase and National Grid’s need to exist
October 31, 2019

Advocates challenge National Grid rate increase and National Grid’s need to exist

“This is no longer a negotiation,” said Paul Rakotoarisoa, one of the co-chairs of the Providence Democratic...

Rhode Island interfaith leaders decry separating families at the border
June 24, 2018

Rhode Island interfaith leaders decry separating families at the border

The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, in partnership with the Board of Rabbis of Greater Rhode...

The Uprising, June 22, 2018 – Fair Pay edition
June 22, 2018

The Uprising, June 22, 2018 – Fair Pay edition

“You have no idea Representative, respectfully, how much time went into this version. Every business group that...

Brown University graduate employees sign landmark union agreement with administration
June 21, 2018

Brown University graduate employees sign landmark union agreement with administration

The labor union for graduate employees at Brown University, Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees (SUGSE), signed...

How Invenergy made $20 million from New England ratepayers without producing even one spark of electricity
November 18, 2019

How Invenergy made $20 million from New England ratepayers without producing even one spark of electricity

Invenergy, the Chicago-based fossil fuel energy company that wants to build a $1 billion fracked gas and...

Rhode Islanders call for an end to family separations at the border
June 21, 2018

Rhode Islanders call for an end to family separations at the border

At its height around 400 people crowded the south steps of the Rhode Island State House on...

Poor People’s Campaign week six: A new unsettling force
March 2, 2020

Poor People’s Campaign week six: A new unsettling force

Week six of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign: A Call for Moral Revival took things up...

Pat Fontes is running for United States Senate
January 19, 2020

Pat Fontes is running for United States Senate

On Saturday, April 28, I attended a Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Town Hall Event and had an opportunity to...

Justine Caldwell: On motherhood, families and separation
June 20, 2018

Justine Caldwell: On motherhood, families and separation

Many people know me now as a Democratic Candidate for State Representative in House District 30. What...

As calls for a veto pile up, Governor Raimondo says she will sign Kristen’s Law
February 18, 2021

As calls for a veto pile up, Governor Raimondo says she will sign Kristen’s Law

As she was entering the hotel to deliver the keynote at the Second Annual Community Overdose Engagement...

Senator Stephen Archambault: Why I oppose Kristen’s Law
June 19, 2018

Senator Stephen Archambault: Why I oppose Kristen’s Law

I understand the intent behind Kristen’s Law, but I feel this legislation is tragically flawed. I was...

Treasurer Magaziner’s Climate Hypocrisy: Time to divest the pension fund
June 19, 2018

Treasurer Magaziner’s Climate Hypocrisy: Time to divest the pension fund

General Treasurer Seth Magaziner loves to preach his environmental leadership. “I would not be doing my job...

Mario Méndez is running for House District 13
January 19, 2020

Mario Méndez is running for House District 13

Mario Méndez is running for the District 13 (Providence, Johnston) House seat currently held by Ramon Perez,...

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