Kate McGovern: State House rules need to be democratized
July 12, 2022

Kate McGovern: State House rules need to be democratized

“While voting to study a bill could still be used for avoidance rather than inquiry, that choice...

Nina Wolff Landau: Protecting abortion rights is a fight, not a political game
July 5, 2022

Nina Wolff Landau: Protecting abortion rights is a fight, not a political game

“…I wanted to ask [Secretary Gorbea] why she had canvassed for and donated to former Speaker of...

More than a dozen groups call on Governor McKee to act for abortion access
June 30, 2022

More than a dozen groups call on Governor McKee to act for abortion access

Groups from across the state are coming together to push the governor to do all he can...

Jenna Magnuski: We are tireless too…
June 26, 2022

Jenna Magnuski: We are tireless too…

“…Even in Rhode Island, these rights are not indestructible. Those seeking to erode these rights are tireless....

Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence reacts to Supreme Court striking down New York’s concealed carry law
June 23, 2022

Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence reacts to Supreme Court striking down New York’s concealed carry law

“The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence is studying what changes if any, need to be made...

Oped: Why Grandfathering High-Capacity Magazines is Unacceptable
June 10, 2022

Oped: Why Grandfathering High-Capacity Magazines is Unacceptable

“If the bill is amended to include a grandfather clause, it will become unacceptable, and the Rhode...

Oped: Senate legislation passing today will benefit health insurance middlemen, not Rhode Islanders
June 7, 2022

Oped: Senate legislation passing today will benefit health insurance middlemen, not Rhode Islanders

Nothing in S2994 will control skyrocketing healthcare costs because it allows OHIC [Office of the Health Insurance...

EPI Report details four transformative and equity-centered ways Rhode Island can invest ARPA funding
June 2, 2022

EPI Report details four transformative and equity-centered ways Rhode Island can invest ARPA funding

“With eight areas of focus and over fifty proposals, many further subdivided, the Governor’s overall plan for...

The Womxn Project: Research shows voters oppose bans on abortion
May 31, 2022

The Womxn Project: Research shows voters oppose bans on abortion

…Research shows that people who are denied access to abortion care are more likely to live in...

RI Queer PAC: Little Compton Town Council shows it’s conservative colors
May 27, 2022

RI Queer PAC: Little Compton Town Council shows it’s conservative colors

“The three conservative members of the Little Compton Town Council have exposed their bigotry and hate. They...

Andrew Schiff: How will children grade us?
May 20, 2022

Andrew Schiff: How will children grade us?

One in four households with children in Rhode Island are food insecure, meaning they struggle to afford...

Molly Scavuzzo-Duggan: Why the eviction moratorium mattered and what we can do next
May 18, 2022

Molly Scavuzzo-Duggan: Why the eviction moratorium mattered and what we can do next

One woman described to me how her landlord, upon hearing that Rent Relief doesn’t have a cap...

Haig and Marzullo: There’s a culture of silence at Providence College
May 13, 2022

Haig and Marzullo: There’s a culture of silence at Providence College

“In America that “Culture of Silence” is so pervasive, insidious, and institutionalized as well as seductive in...

Missak Manouchian: The cycle continues, until it doesn’t
May 4, 2022

Missak Manouchian: The cycle continues, until it doesn’t

Adam and Eve had a better chance trusting the snake in the garden than Rhode Islanders do...

RI State Senator faces homophobic, racist backlash for new bill
May 1, 2022

RI State Senator faces homophobic, racist backlash for new bill

“We unequivocally condemn these attacks and stand in support of Senator Mack as well as her efforts...

April 19, 2023

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