Sunrise RI confronts Senator Whitehouse at Environmental Business Council event
October 31, 2019

Sunrise RI confronts Senator Whitehouse at Environmental Business Council event

“This event is supposed to tackle the issue of climate change in this region, but the event...

New report details intensifying staffing crisis in Rhode Island nursing homes
July 25, 2019

New report details intensifying staffing crisis in Rhode Island nursing homes

Rhode Island is one of only a handful of states across the country that have no minimum...

State Senators and Representatives reflect on past legislative session with Common Cause
July 25, 2019

State Senators and Representatives reflect on past legislative session with Common Cause

Rhode Island State Senators Dawn Euer (Democrat, District 13, Newport, Jamestown) and James Sheehan (Democrat, District 36,...

Invenergy suspends their Army Corps of Engineers application
October 31, 2019

Invenergy suspends their Army Corps of Engineers application

Maybe it’s a sign that Invenergy is not planning to appeal the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB)...

The PrYSM lawsuit against the City of Providence over the Gang Database: Why it is necessary
January 19, 2020

The PrYSM lawsuit against the City of Providence over the Gang Database: Why it is necessary

Also: Is the Providence External Review Authority (PERA) being undermined by a conflicted Providence City Solicitor’s office?...

The Rhode Island companies profiting from Trump’s border policies
July 22, 2019

The Rhode Island companies profiting from Trump’s border policies

According to a research piece by Alex Kotch for Sludge, at least five companies in Rhode Island...

Lock Arms for Peace: The guns aren’t growing here…
January 19, 2020

Lock Arms for Peace: The guns aren’t growing here…

“Five years ago Kobe Dennis and myself decided that there was a lot of violence that was...

John Henry vs the robots
March 2, 2020

John Henry vs the robots

I wrote the piece below for RI Future in March 2015. It’s still relevant today, I think,...

Not for profit? – Wyatt Detention Center issues a statement defending the facility’s standards and detainees access to Health, Legal and Religious Services
October 31, 2019

Not for profit? – Wyatt Detention Center issues a statement defending the facility’s standards and detainees access to Health, Legal and Religious Services

The Wyatt Detention Center issued a press release today defending the facility’s standards and the access to...

When Sunrise Rhode Island visited the Rhode Island Democratic Party HQ to demand a Presidential Climate Debate, outgoing Executive Director Olasanoye pushed back
October 31, 2019

When Sunrise Rhode Island visited the Rhode Island Democratic Party HQ to demand a Presidential Climate Debate, outgoing Executive Director Olasanoye pushed back

“We care about this issue and we’re going to do something about it. I can’t tell you...

West Warwick Town Council passes resolution supporting the Second Amendment
January 19, 2020

West Warwick Town Council passes resolution supporting the Second Amendment

The West Warwick Town Council passes a resolution in support of the Second Amendment, but stops short...

Governor Raimondo meets with Governors Lamont and Baker for informal talks
July 17, 2019

Governor Raimondo meets with Governors Lamont and Baker for informal talks

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo (Democrat), Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (Democrat), and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (Republican)...

Activist sentenced to ten days for blocking entrance to Bristol County House of Corrections
July 17, 2019

Activist sentenced to ten days for blocking entrance to Bristol County House of Corrections

Activist Amory Zhou-Kourvo began a ten-day sentence yesterday for blocking the entrance to the Bristol County House...

Lights for Liberty: Rhode Island joins the world in condemning United States detention camps
July 13, 2019

Lights for Liberty: Rhode Island joins the world in condemning United States detention camps

Hundreds of Rhode Islanders come together to call for an end to migrant concentration camps Around 500...

A vigil for the recently housed Steve Sceeles, and a plea to do more for homelessness in Rhode Island
January 19, 2020

A vigil for the recently housed Steve Sceeles, and a plea to do more for homelessness in Rhode Island

Advocates lament a life cut short and the reality that so many of our fellow Rhode Islanders...

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