Opinion
Editorial pieces from contributors and staff
OpEd: Invest in people, not prisons
"As the state makes its final budget decisions in the next few weeks, I hope it will please put this money in the hands of people that can best prevent the disparities that I see on a day to day basis. I hope it will use the money it has to invest in programs that will focus on alleviating the horrible Covid out-break in the prison by creating opportunities so people who shouldn’t be incarcerated can get out. And I hope the people making these decisions will listen to the perspectives of the people they are trying to help."
OpEd: A missed opportunity to support workers and protect state finances during the pause
The state should ensure that workshare is a ready-to-go option for employers, and require that businesses maintain payroll as a condition of receiving a Rhode Island on Pause grant.
Uprise RI joins the call for a more open and engaged legislative process in 2021
UpriseRI is proud to join the call for a more open and more democratic government. This call is not in conflict with our journalistic mission: This call is the very basis upon which our journalistic mission rests.
Nothing to lose, everything to gain
"Legislators, the governor’s office, and education officials have neglected Providence schools for years. Anyone who doesn’t live under a rock could tell you that. But now all of a sudden they want to keep the schools open amidst a pandemic under the guise that they care about the students..."
When Trump -- and Trumpism -- Came to Rhode Island
"More than anything, as we venture into a Biden presidency, I think it’s important for Rhode Islanders to reject any self-flattering delusions that the Trump years happened somewhere else..."
OpEd: Bending the Arc of History takes effort
"Women began organizing for the right to vote in 1848, and the first nationally publicized gathering was in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1850. You’ll be happy to know that the proceedings of the National Women’s Rights Convention were presided over by a Rhode Islander..."
OpEd: Ten important questions in Rhode Island constitutional law
"...these are questions I believe we need to raise in the confirmation process. Questions we need to talk about more. Questions we must think about as we review legislation. As the right has shown with the increasing aggressiveness of their judicial activism, the law is political. To protect our fundamental rights, progressives must engage in these debates and not just leave them to the conservatives."
RI Democratic Women's Caucus supports Liana Cassar for Speaker
We must have Liana Cassar lead us as Speaker of the House.
Arrested while protesting in Providence: A first hand account
"I was offered no phone call, no water, and no one wore their masks during the ordeal. Further, the staff and officers sought to humiliate me by denying me my medically necessary glasses while I sat overnight in a solitary cell. It was a...
RILPAC supports New Leadership in the General Assembly
In 2021, our General Assembly is set to be the most racially and gender diverse it has ever been. Nevertheless, unless leadership in both chambers reflects that diversity then these achievements will be in vain. The Rhode Island Latino P...