Caregivers picket in Pawtucket for better staffing and a living wage
November 29, 2019

Caregivers picket in Pawtucket for better staffing and a living wage

Frontline caregivers of individuals with developmental disabilities at The Arc of Blackstone Valley picket to demand better...

January 19, 2020

Low-income Rhode Island families and seniors are missing over 11 million meals annually says Food Bank

“Right now, 148,000 Rhode Islanders are enrolled in SNAP. One proposal by the Trump Administration, aimed primarily,...

March 2, 2020

Activists Speak about the BDS Movement at Brown University

“Colonial powers are never convinced,” said Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement,...

January 19, 2020

Joe Biden confronted by climate activist outside fundraiser on East Side of Providence

As former Vice President and current Presidential candidate Joe Biden left his car in the pouring rain...

March 2, 2020

New rule seeks to prevent companies from profiting off ratepayers without producing electricity

Invenergy made millions in New England without building a power plant or producing any power. Now ISO...

January 19, 2020

Under Attorney General Peter Neronha, are those carrying badges entitled to a different tier of justice?

“I would say that there is not [a two-tiered system] because I can point you to cases...

November 21, 2019

Where did members of the General Assembly land on the Rhode Island Democratic Party bylaws vote?

Not every Democrat elected to the Rhode Island General Assembly is a member of the Rhode Island...

January 19, 2020

The History of Sex Work Law in Rhode Island

Policing and Sex Workers’ Rights In the United States, sex work was not explicitly outlawed in many...

January 19, 2020

Let’s get Kennedy Plaza right at last

Bus riders are in danger of being cast out of Kennedy Plaza, with most of our bus...

January 19, 2020

Statement from Senate District 6 Candidate, Tiara Mack, in response to RIDP’s new bylaws

“Our” state party owes it to all of us to include more diverse voices… “As an activist...

November 19, 2019

Women’s Caucus breaks away from RI Democratic Party, rebrands as Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus

We are excited to announce the establishment of the Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus. As a Democratic...

November 19, 2019

Rhode Island Democratic Party passes bylaws revision over vocal objections from Women’s Caucus

“I am urging you to vote no,” said Jill Sypole, “and the reason is this is not...

November 19, 2019

An open letter from District 40 Committeewoman Lauren Niedel-Gresh on last night’s RI Democratic Party meeting

“The best thing that can happen right now is for the whole shameful process to blow up...

November 16, 2019

Invenergy declines to appeal. Their proposed power plant is dead.

“Perhaps this is the beginning of the end for fossil fuel use for the production of electricity...

September 30, 2020

Sunrise disrupts Governor Raimondo’s appearance at Boston Globe forum on Rhode Island’s future

“It is disgraceful for you to talk about the future of Rhode Island and to not mention...