End Cash Bail in Rhode Island
April 16, 2021

End Cash Bail in Rhode Island

“I couldn’t believe it the next morning when I showed up to wait for him at court...

Yes, some people are businesses. But very few are in the top 1%
April 8, 2021

Yes, some people are businesses. But very few are in the top 1%

As it turns out, only a small number of pass-through owners are at the very top. In...

CDC Eviction Moratorium extended to June 30, but landlords are exploiting loopholes
April 7, 2021

CDC Eviction Moratorium extended to June 30, but landlords are exploiting loopholes

The newly launched rental assistance program Rent Relief RI can be a powerful cure for what ails...

Zackary Alvarado, ID #562543: My life at the ACI
July 22, 2021

Zackary Alvarado, ID #562543: My life at the ACI

“During 2020, it was no surprise that the coronavirus would make it into this facility. From the...

Health Insurance 101: Why health insurance cannot work like other insurance and Medicare for All is required
March 29, 2021

Health Insurance 101: Why health insurance cannot work like other insurance and Medicare for All is required

“All taxpayers pay for our national defense against foreign attacks, and this is how we should think...

Jim Mullowney: MedRecycler RI will expose our families to extremely hazardous chemicals that cause birth defects and cancer
March 27, 2021

Jim Mullowney: MedRecycler RI will expose our families to extremely hazardous chemicals that cause birth defects and cancer

Jim Mullowney: “The medical waste collected and incinerated by MedRecycler will release chemotherapy-infused medical waste, identified by...

No More Status Quo: How Rhode Island Guarantees Healthcare as a Human Right
March 27, 2021

No More Status Quo: How Rhode Island Guarantees Healthcare as a Human Right

From Samy Amkieh: No one should be refused the right to live a dignified and healthy life...

A bad bargain then, a bad bargain now
March 27, 2021

A bad bargain then, a bad bargain now

“Let’s talk about education. The Governor is proposing to spend $911 million on local public school aid....

Housing is the answer to Governor McKee’s billion dollar question
March 22, 2021

Housing is the answer to Governor McKee’s billion dollar question

Here’s one worthy infrastructure endeavor: Unleashing a money cannon to solve Rhode Island’s housing shortage....

Monica Huertas and Joshua Kestin: Senator Dawn Euer is blocking environmental justice
March 12, 2021

Monica Huertas and Joshua Kestin: Senator Dawn Euer is blocking environmental justice

The community of South Providence, which has some of the highest asthma rates in the entire country,...

Dr Anita Kestin: Choice, Freedom, and Single Payer
March 10, 2021

Dr Anita Kestin: Choice, Freedom, and Single Payer

Rationing care has also been described as un-American but the current system rations care by economic status,...

Oped: Rhode Island needs a dedicated source of funding for affordable housing
March 4, 2021

Oped: Rhode Island needs a dedicated source of funding for affordable housing

“Our bill creates, for the first time, a dedicated, consistent stream of funding to support affordable housing...

Dr Mark Ryan: Tax-payer subsidized private health insurance can’t make coverage affordable
February 24, 2021

Dr Mark Ryan: Tax-payer subsidized private health insurance can’t make coverage affordable

“We must stop relying on taxpayer-subsidized, for-profit insurance companies that cannot do the job we need done:...

Jameson Boyd: Cashless businesses are illegal for retailers in RI, so why is the Newport Bridge an exception?
February 17, 2021

Jameson Boyd: Cashless businesses are illegal for retailers in RI, so why is the Newport Bridge an exception?

As a Rhode Islander who has commuted through Newport on low wages in a borrowed car, tired...

April 19, 2023

Art versus RISD

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