Why is Pawtucket’s William Blackstone monument a bad idea?
November 10, 2021

Why is Pawtucket’s William Blackstone monument a bad idea?

“A monument communicates more about the community who decided to erect it than it does about the...

Senator Bell: RICAS Scores are so preposterously bad because the standards are very high
November 12, 2021

Senator Bell: RICAS Scores are so preposterously bad because the standards are very high

“So what happened? Did Rhode Island schools totally implode? How can we have numbers that are so...

Michael Niemeyer: My Baby’s Healthcare Can’t Wait
November 8, 2021

Michael Niemeyer: My Baby’s Healthcare Can’t Wait

If you are fed up with our legislators sitting on our money and not doing their job,...

Redistricting Redux: How RI’s redistricting process could wreak havoc on progressive movements and divide communities
October 25, 2021

Redistricting Redux: How RI’s redistricting process could wreak havoc on progressive movements and divide communities

Progressive groups have been moving towards electorialism while still engaging in other important organizing work like education...

If RI Redistricting fails to act within 8 days, racist prison gerrymandering will persist for 10 more years
October 20, 2021

If RI Redistricting fails to act within 8 days, racist prison gerrymandering will persist for 10 more years

The RI Redistricting Commission is on a time crunch. There are only two more hearings before these...

2021 Housing Fact Book looks at the relationship of housing and health
October 16, 2021

2021 Housing Fact Book looks at the relationship of housing and health

“In Rhode Island, the primary driver of the health risks posed by the state’s housing is the...

Phil Eil: Lazy arguments and unexplored privilege are not the worst things about RI’s ‘historian laureate’
December 27, 2023

Phil Eil: Lazy arguments and unexplored privilege are not the worst things about RI’s ‘historian laureate’

“…as a rich, old, reactionary white guy with an outsized platform and an influential position that he...

State to take public testimony on police body-worn cameras
October 6, 2021

State to take public testimony on police body-worn cameras

Following the initial gathering of public input, the Attorney General and the Director of the Department of...

Oped: The Left isn’t fighting among ourselves, we are coming into our own
October 5, 2021

Oped: The Left isn’t fighting among ourselves, we are coming into our own

The thing that we should take note of is how exciting this election cycle really is. Come...

RI Political Cooperative to back 50 candidates – Here are the first 24
September 21, 2021

RI Political Cooperative to back 50 candidates – Here are the first 24

“This year, voters in Rhode Island can elect a whole government of people who are just like...

Trade Union Consciousness and Amazon’s Satanic Mill
September 20, 2021

Trade Union Consciousness and Amazon’s Satanic Mill

“In our effort to unionize the country’s labor force, we must keep in mind that the goal...

Biden Admin Memo: RI Can Build 731 Units of Public Housing
September 20, 2021

Biden Admin Memo: RI Can Build 731 Units of Public Housing

“It’s time for the Rhode Island political system to build housing for the most low-income Rhode Islanders....

Environment Council of Rhode Island issues statement on RI Rank
August 30, 2021

Environment Council of Rhode Island issues statement on RI Rank

While we appreciate RI Rank referencing the Environment Council of Rhode Island’s legislative agenda as a resource,...

#TeachTheTruth Rally at Wickford Town Dock on Sunday
August 27, 2021

#TeachTheTruth Rally at Wickford Town Dock on Sunday

“As an educator, it is important to me to help students understand the truth,” Paul Pasaba, a...

“Apathy is a Worker’s Disaster”: Teamsters 251 on the Johnson Brothers Strike, How you can help, and Why it matters
August 23, 2021

“Apathy is a Worker’s Disaster”: Teamsters 251 on the Johnson Brothers Strike, How you can help, and Why it matters

“Apathy is a worker’s disaster,” said Teamster Matt Maini. “What we need is for people to understand...

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