Opinion
Editorial pieces from contributors and staff
Fight seizure of the Supreme Court by any means necessary
"We are not saying an all-out procedural fight guarantees success. But when our fundamental rights are on the line for a generation, our elected leaders have a responsibility to exhaust every option before conceding defeat." This week, a...
Lenny Cioe: We will rebuild Rhode Island
"It would be easy to take my loss as a failure. But my campaign was always about more than just winning. I was just as invested in the process as the outcome. I wanted to show the people of my district that their vote mattered. That they...
If we're going to wait until November for the 2021 budget, we might as well wait until January
We know that Rhode Island's response to the last recession - brutal cuts to social programs and tax cuts for the rich - did not work, and delayed our recovery for four long extra years. It's past time for new ideas. Our new General Assem...
Rhode Island leaders imposing austerity without any public discussion
Our elected leaders... are not taking steps to help Rhode Islanders to weather this recession. Instead, they are circling the wagons around failed policy initiatives and doubling down on austerity, without so much as a public debate or a...
Conditions in Yemen before the arrival of the coronavirus
“[Coronavirus] gives us two cruel choices: to stay home and die from hunger or go out and die from the disease,” said A’eshah Yahya Dahish a 20-year-old woman from Abs, told my colleagues. Five years ago, U.S. - supported Saudi airstrike...
RI Parents/Educators for Safe Schools on Raimondo's reopening plans
"Our leaders claim that the safety of students and teachers is their top priority, but their decisions tell a very different story. If you are determined to reopen schools (and the economy) for political reasons, there is no shortage of...
Michael Salzillo: We need new leadership at the State House - Vote for David Morales and Sam Bell
Rhode Island can be considered to be a progressive or liberal state and there are many reasons to assume that. For one, we were a state known for electing New Deal Democrats and progressives who tenaciously supported the labor movement,...
A response to the Providence Fraternal Order of Police
The following is a letter in response to the Providence Fraternal Order of Police. It is written by Providence residents who have witnessed, through real life experience, political and direct service work we do in our community, and thro...
In era of Black Lives Matter, state Attorney General opinion allows police to hide records of misconduct
“The Attorney General’s opinion corrupts the APRA by calling for a ‘balancing test’ in all circumstances. This adulteration of the statute narrows rather than expands the documents available to the public and is directly contrary to legi...
General Assembly to consider bill to halt evictions
“Eviction endangers the publics’ health during this ongoing pandemic and declared state of emergency,” said Jennifer Wood, Director of the Rhode Island Center for Justice, a member of Homes RI. "We need an immediate moratorium on evictio...