August 21, 2019

Rhode Island can strengthen its economy and communities through inclusive policies for immigrants

State and local policymakers can take key steps to better integrate immigrants, including immigrants who are undocumented,...

August 14, 2019

Rhode Island Immigrant Coalition decries new public charge rule – will work to ensure immigrants know their rights to benefits

The Rhode Island Immigrant Coalition strongly opposes the changes to the public charge rules which were published...

February 27, 2020

Cynthia Owens: Rhode Island Veterans’ Home – The Veterans’ Stories

War veterans residing at the Rhode Island Veterans’ Home are at continued risk of exposure to prowling...

August 14, 2019

South Kingstown School Committee passes resolution in support of immigrant, refugee and undocumented students and families

“We saw what happened in Mississippi on the first day of school and how traumatic that can...

August 13, 2019

Representatives Ranglin-Vassell and Kislak decry new immigration restrictions as ‘immoral, racist, un-American’

Providence Representatives Marcia Ranglin-Vassell (Democrat, District 5, Providence) and Rebecca Kislak (Democrat, District 4, Providence)today condemned President...

February 27, 2020

Governor Raimondo signs bill exempting hair braiding from licensing into law

The bill, long championed by Representative Anastasia Williams, was finally passed by the General Assembly this year....

August 2, 2019

Will Cristian Aguasvivas be returned to the Dominican Republic to be tortured?

If returned to the Dominican Republic, Cristian Aguasvivas is “more likely than not” to be tortured. Secretary...

July 30, 2019

Senator Bell meets with constituents

Rhode Island State Senator Samuel Bell (Democrat, District 5, Providence) held a constituent meeting Monday evening and...

July 30, 2019

Nancy Green: Liberians in Rhode Island deserve a path to citizenship

Today I ‘liked’ a Facebook post from Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: “Happy Liberian Independence Day! Rhode...

March 2, 2020

The Making of a Democratic Economy: A conversation with economist Marjorie Kelly

Economist Marjorie Kelly, vice president and senior fellow at The Democracy Collaborative, was in Boston last Thursday...

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,...

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...

February 27, 2020

Activism for less war and militarism needs to continue in Rhode Island

Join those who are looking for a more peaceful and just world as we gather on the...

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,...

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...