Opinion
Editorial pieces from contributors and staff
It ends with a dark money whimper: The failed recall effort in North Kingstown
"How does the story end? With a dark money whimper," writes Tom Sgouros. "Tuesday was the deadline for turning in signatures, and none were turned in at all. The word in town is that in the end Brimer and company had gathered fewer than 700 signatures, not even close to half the signatures they needed."
Phil Eil: Lazy arguments and unexplored privilege are not the worst things about RI's 'historian laureate'
"...as a rich, old, reactionary white guy with an outsized platform and an influential position that he maintained through an undemocratic process, he reflects many of the current political winds in the United States," writes Phil Eil.
Oped: The Left isn’t fighting among ourselves, we are coming into our own
The thing that we should take note of is how exciting this election cycle really is. Come what may, we are seeing a Left that is coming into its own. When we see such a large vibrant leftist movement emerge, the contrast between us and liberals is revealed to be far starker than most realize - and that’s ok.
Oped: Teamsters strike is a defense of Rhode Island jobs
17 weeks ago the drivers chose to strike. Johnson Brothers hired scabs, shipping in poorly-paid replacement drivers on short contracts out of states as far away as California, intentionally stealing jobs from Rhode Islanders. The Teamsters responded by mobilizing all their forces in Rhode Island to picket and banner with the strikers, provide them with union strike benefits, and getting them work driving for other companies during the strike so they can feed their families.
Today's Culture War: Playing With People's Lives for Sport
Over the past few years the culture war has devolved into what seems more like a sporting event than an honest debate on the issues.
Trade Union Consciousness and Amazon’s Satanic Mill
"In our effort to unionize the country’s labor force, we must keep in mind that the goal is not unions-in-and-of themselves, but the formation of a strong and conscious vanguard of workers, otherwise what’s the purpose?"
Biden Admin Memo: RI Can Build 731 Units of Public Housing
"It's time for the Rhode Island political system to build housing for the most low-income Rhode Islanders. That doesn't mean we should let up on affordable housing. But it does mean we can finally build housing for the poor, too."
We Are All Going to Die and Nobody Gives a Shit
Extreme climate change is coming and your government doesn't care.
Boardman: Rhode Island’s next treasurer can take on inequality. Here’s how...
Rhode Island’s next general treasurer can lead the way to a more equitable and sustainable future. As the state’s chief money manager, the treasurer is uniquely positioned to exert the central force of American capitalism — shareholder power — to rebalance the economy in the interests of everyday people.
I was vaccinated and got Delta. What you should know...
After avoiding COVID-19 infection for the better part of a year and a half, I recently got infected with the Delta variant on a trip to Ohio, despite having gotten the J&J vaccine in April. Our family visited a popular amusement park, wh...