January 19, 2020

Tree of Life One Year Anniversary: Reflections From a Jewish Gun Violence Prevention Advocate

To me, being Jewish is hard. It involves so much memory of suffering and endurance in the...

March 2, 2020

Business Climate or Real Climate? In New White Paper, Greg Gerritt Asks Which is More Important for Rhode Island’s Future Economy

“…the data is pretty clear that having a good business climate and low tax rates does not...

March 2, 2020

My TEDx Talk

“I learned that journalism needs to be people focused. Too often… reporters treat statements from corporations as...

January 19, 2020

Sunrise and Working Families Party on Young People Getting Involved in 2020 Politics

“The system is not made for big change. You go up to the State House and you...

February 27, 2020

Senate Takes up the Education Funding Formula: All the Video and Slides

The first meeting of a special legislative committee to review the Rhode Island schools funding formula was...

January 19, 2020

RICAGV: Tiverton Voters Recall Town Councilors Who Championed ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ Resolution

“I am satisfied that these councilors were recalled. The introduction and passage of this resolution was the...

March 25, 2025

Bypassing Peer Review is Bad Medicine

Conventional and unconventional innovations in medicine are frequent, and welcome, but they must be scientifically sound and...

January 19, 2020

Speaker Mattiello Campaign Aide Charged With Money Laundering in Connection with 2016 Election

“This is a matter of great concern, and I want to assure the people of Rhode Island...

October 31, 2019

Governor Raimondo Supports Banning Private Prisons After Meeting with Protesters at State House

“This is an important first step toward ending ICE’s attacks on our immigrant neighbors here in Rhode...

October 31, 2019

Quit the faux outrage: The Columbus statue is fine, and City Councilor Kerwin is right

“It’s good for our city,” said Providence City Councilor Katherine Kerwin (Ward 12). “I don’t know who...

January 19, 2020

Mayor Elorza meets with community groups to discuss state takeover of Providence Schools

“To do something this big and this challenging, you need everyone pulling in the same direction. You...

January 19, 2020

Rhode Island Police don’t just make arrests. Some also act as prosecutors.

The state is one of eight that allows cops to arraign people on misdemeanor charges. Advocates and...

January 19, 2020

New report: Nearly half of renter households in Providence are ‘cost-burdened’

“21.7 percent of renter households in Providence are severely cost-burdened, while 25.1 percent are moderately burdened…” In...

October 11, 2019

Teamsters Local 251 opposes Providence Journal’s request for overtime exemption

The Providence Journal has requested to not have to pay overtime to employees for work performed on...

March 2, 2020

George Wiley Center once again convinces PUC to adopt emergency rules for utility restoration

Emergency rules will make it easier for those facing utility shutoffs to restore service this winter… The...