Oped: Visibility isn’t enough to liberate trans communities
March 31, 2022

Oped: Visibility isn’t enough to liberate trans communities

“More than anything, I want to see trans youth become adults,” writes V Tran....

Activists climb onto the roof of Raytheon’s Cambridge facility in protest of war profiteering, killing of civilians
March 21, 2022

Activists climb onto the roof of Raytheon’s Cambridge facility in protest of war profiteering, killing of civilians

“We took action today to condemn all wars and all colonial occupations,” said an unidentified person who...

Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Mystery Middlemen Managing Your Prescription Drugs
March 11, 2022

Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Mystery Middlemen Managing Your Prescription Drugs

Other states are doing a much better job monitoring and controlling PBMs and have saved consumers and...

Bioterrorism and Psychological Warfare: A trans perspective on RI’s anti-trans Legislation
March 10, 2022

Bioterrorism and Psychological Warfare: A trans perspective on RI’s anti-trans Legislation

“Things are not getting better for us right now. They are getting worse. Progress on trans liberation,...

Registered Nurse: Governor McKee’s executive order leads to suffering and death in nursing homes
March 3, 2022

Registered Nurse: Governor McKee’s executive order leads to suffering and death in nursing homes

“If Governor McKee doesn’t change course and allow the safe staffing law to proceed, the quality of...

Marijuana bill brings praise, and renewed calls for automatic expungement
March 1, 2022

Marijuana bill brings praise, and renewed calls for automatic expungement

“…there is no excuse to deny automatic relief from past arrest records and criminal convictions to tens...

Stop the Hate rally at Billy Taylor Park
February 24, 2022

Stop the Hate rally at Billy Taylor Park

Though there was a short speaking program the most important aspect of the event was the conversations...

UNAP calls on Catholics to stop donating until the Providence Diocese settles with St. Joe’s pensioners
February 10, 2022

UNAP calls on Catholics to stop donating until the Providence Diocese settles with St. Joe’s pensioners

“I knew I’d never be rich, but I thought I could rely on my pension in retirement....

Pinto: Rhode Island must pass legislation to stop sexual assault on those in custody
February 7, 2022

Pinto: Rhode Island must pass legislation to stop sexual assault on those in custody

There was a critical flaw in the New York legal system that allowed police officers to have...

Our interview with PVD City Council candidate Jackie Goldman
January 30, 2022

Our interview with PVD City Council candidate Jackie Goldman

“Some people are dealing with extremely difficult circumstances that could be mitigated by a government that takes...

Senator Valverde and Rep. Cassar: End Rhode Island’s abortion bans
January 18, 2022

Senator Valverde and Rep. Cassar: End Rhode Island’s abortion bans

“Passing the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act this year will ensure that when someone needs an abortion, they...

KPRC: Will the public’s voices be heard on Kennedy Plaza bus hub?
January 18, 2022

KPRC: Will the public’s voices be heard on Kennedy Plaza bus hub?

“As changes are being proposed to the transit hub in Kennedy Plaza, we write to you to...

Clara Hardy: Public housing in Rhode Island needs a complete overhaul
January 7, 2022

Clara Hardy: Public housing in Rhode Island needs a complete overhaul

“Through my work as a social worker, I have seen that when the basic need of shelter...

Dr. Fine: What’s Coming at Us – COVID, Omicron, Division, and Democracy
December 21, 2021

Dr. Fine: What’s Coming at Us – COVID, Omicron, Division, and Democracy

“This will happen because two governors valued commerce over human life and because two governors tried to...

A progressive civil war or bump in the road?
December 9, 2021

A progressive civil war or bump in the road?

Nell Salzman examines the truth behind the narrative of a ‘progressive civil war’ in Rhode Island…...

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