Meghan Kallman and Sandra Cano: Stand up and be counted!
October 31, 2019

Meghan Kallman and Sandra Cano: Stand up and be counted!

For the first time since 1950, the Census Bureau wants to ask everyone living in the United...

Science may show why Senator Whitehouse and Governor Raimondo tacitly support local fossil fuel projects despite pro-environment claims
March 2, 2020

Science may show why Senator Whitehouse and Governor Raimondo tacitly support local fossil fuel projects despite pro-environment claims

“If you have a chance to do a little bit of light reading in your spare time,...

Tuesday: bill protects your right to pay cash
March 2, 2020

Tuesday: bill protects your right to pay cash

As stores in many cities start to close their doors to consumers who prefer cash to credit,...

Nancy Green: Why we need the Reproductive Health Care Act
October 31, 2019

Nancy Green: Why we need the Reproductive Health Care Act

I was walking past Planned Parenthood and saw a pamphlet taped to a light pole, The Truth...

Lisa Peterson: We need to rethink how we approach substance use
January 19, 2020

Lisa Peterson: We need to rethink how we approach substance use

The House District 68 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum held on January 28, 2019 was generally comprised of...

Prostitution advocacy group launches national campaign to decriminalize sex work
October 31, 2019

Prostitution advocacy group launches national campaign to decriminalize sex work

[From a press release] In response to the new federal law that resulted in widespread censorship of...

Tax cuts for the rich, even if they’re dead, is a somehow a non-partisan issue
February 27, 2020

Tax cuts for the rich, even if they’re dead, is a somehow a non-partisan issue

Both Democrats and Republicans were quick to champion the idea of eliminating the estate tax after the...

The 2019 Homeless Memorial Day Service
January 19, 2020

The 2019 Homeless Memorial Day Service

On Wednesday the Beneficent Church in Providence hosted the Homeless Memorial Day Service and Luncheon to “honor...

Sheldon Whitehouse featured at America’s Climate Change Future mini conference at Brown University
October 31, 2019

Sheldon Whitehouse featured at America’s Climate Change Future mini conference at Brown University

A one day mini-conference was held at Brown University Friday organized around climate change and the investigation...

Senator Whitehouse established a team tasked with ‘exfenestrating’ Trump’s EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
February 5, 2019

Senator Whitehouse established a team tasked with ‘exfenestrating’ Trump’s EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

After delivering the keynote at a Brown University “mini-conference” on climate change, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, Rhode...

Fundraiser for Governor Raimondo, held by Invenergy’s local law firm, protested by climate activists
October 31, 2019

Fundraiser for Governor Raimondo, held by Invenergy’s local law firm, protested by climate activists

Standing in the freezing cold, members of Sunrise RI partnered with the FANG Collective and other climate...

Representatives Corvese, Costantino and McNamara foolishly confuse parody for threat
October 31, 2019

Representatives Corvese, Costantino and McNamara foolishly confuse parody for threat

Satire: The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices,...

Attorney General Peter Nerohna’s testimony in favor of codifying Roe v Wade into Rhode Island State Law
October 31, 2019

Attorney General Peter Nerohna’s testimony in favor of codifying Roe v Wade into Rhode Island State Law

The following is Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Nerohna‘s written testimony to the House Judiciary Committee in...

Audrey O’Donnell: My testimony on the Reproductive Health Care Act
October 31, 2019

Audrey O’Donnell: My testimony on the Reproductive Health Care Act

My name is Audrey O’Donnell and I’m here to advocate in favor of the Reproductive Health Care...

Melanie Dupont: My complete testimony before House Judiciary
October 31, 2019

Melanie Dupont: My complete testimony before House Judiciary

I am Melanie DuPont. In 2018, I ran for Rhode Island State Senate, and I am now...

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