May 12, 2021

Rep Corvese seeks to criminalize protest – again! (And this time it might pass)

Here’s the deal – At the House Judiciary hearing tonight Corvese is going to say a lot...

May 7, 2021

Providence DSA: No, Mayor Elorza, you shouldn’t take advice on policing from Walmart

“Providence gains nothing by allowing Walmart oligarchs to direct public policy,” writes the Providence DSA. “The working...

May 7, 2021

Oped: Honor Mamas with Change, not Chocolate

“I am so sick of the endless pontificating about protecting women when too many times we ignore...

May 7, 2021

Oped: The Weight We Bear

“We cannot continue to allow State leadership to use us to prop themselves up or further their...

May 5, 2021

Oped: Rhode Island’s police act no better than those that killed George Floyd

For Rhode Island’s police, violence is their answer. We must continue to struggle against the policing that...

May 4, 2021

Dr Anita Kestin: Why the “Public Option” Cannot Work (and Single Payer Can)

Single payer gets rid of expensive middlemen/health insurance companies but leaves our current healthcare providers in place...

May 2, 2021

Oped: What Warwick’s ‘Back the Blue’ rally on May Day actually means

“Warwick’s Back the Blue event is a middle finger to organized labor, belying the rhetoric of politicians...

April 29, 2021

Andy Boardman: Here’s how a Rhode Island “employment bonus” proposal would work – and how it can be improved

“By allowing workers to keep claiming benefits while they earn, partial unemployment insurance can act as an...

Jackie Goldman: The General Assembly needs more democracy
April 26, 2021

Jackie Goldman: The General Assembly needs more democracy

“Rhode Islanders are increasingly aware and outraged that our political system is broken. We will continue to...

April 20, 2021

We must defeat Governor McKee’s Medicaid cuts

One of the most important progressive wins of last year’s budget fight was defeating former Governor Gina...

April 16, 2021

Arrested for bearing speech, arms, or both?

“When they ganged up on me it was like they wanted to punish me for trying to...

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...

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...

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...