January 30, 2018

Help to advocate for children: Pass the voluntary extension of care act

On Thursday Night, February 1, 2018, the Rhode Island State Senate Committee on Judiciary will hear testimony...

January 29, 2018

Support Rhode Island single payer

The enormous costs of healthcare cannot be controlled by hospital closures and buyouts or cutting Medicaid funding....

January 27, 2018

Justine Caldwell to RIPR’s Scott MacKay: Women’s issues are not ‘identity politics’

Scott MacKay’s column Whither the Democratic Party in 2018? creates a false dichotomy between “speaking to struggling...

January 26, 2018

The Uprising January 26, 2018

President Donald Trump tried to fire special counsel Robert Mueller last year, only backing off when his...

January 26, 2018

Police are NOT the law: They shouldn’t have to be reminded

On January 25, the Providence Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #3 issued a statement on Facebook and...

January 26, 2018

Greg Gerritt’s State of the Union

Hello, I am Greg Gerritt, a Green Party member since 1984 and a resident of Rhode Island....

January 25, 2018

Who Gets Heard at the State House?

Last April, Karen Baldwin lobbied the General Assembly about a new employment benefit law. There is nothing...

January 22, 2018

The biggest pimp is Uncle Sam

The real victims of sex trafficking are sex workers who have endured state-sponsored violence. Uncle Sam seems...

January 21, 2018

What we fight for on the anniversary of the Women’s March

On this, the anniversary of the first Women’s March on Washington, I have so much to share...

January 19, 2018

The Uprising, January 19, 2018

It’s very important to be pragmatic and make the tough decisions when it comes to scooping $3.2...

January 19, 2018

Come talk to the BOEM

At the behest of the head in the sand Orange Haired Monster and his band of enablers...

January 12, 2018

The Uprising – January 12, 2018

Under President Donald Trump’s tender ministrations, the only country barreling towards s***hole status is the United States,...

January 5, 2018

Concerns over the current PawSox legislation

Let me start off by saying, I am a fan of the PawSox. I’ve enjoyed watching many...

January 5, 2018

The Uprising, January 5, 2018

Took the holiday week off but now we’re back for the first of 51 consecutive Uprisings, a...

January 4, 2018

Democrats in Name Only stage attacks on reproductive rights at the State House

2017 was The Year of Naming Names. As it turns out, so is 2018. You would think,...