Opinion
Editorial pieces from contributors and staff
The Uprising! October 18, 2019
Governor Gina Raimondo agreed to sign legislation, should the General Assembly craft and pass it, banning for profit prisons in Rhode Island after Never Again Action, AMOR and other groups threatened to occupy the State House. Meanwhile,...
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 did [the vandalism] but obviously they feel really strongly that what Rhode Island is continuing to do and what Providence is continui...
The Uprising! October 11, 2019
So I totally missed doing my weekly Uprising! update last week because of the TEDx Talk I did on Saturday. I loved the experience of doing a TEDx Talk, but it was a lot of work memorizing and practicing. Every minute I wasn't working on...
Senator Samuel Bell: Rhode Island's SAT proficiency levels are preposterously high
"Just because the bureaucrats who set the levels are bad at math doesn't mean you are." If you're a Rhode Island student (or parent) just getting back your SAT results, and you're upset that the state says you aren't "meeting expectation...
The Uprising! September 27, 2019
“We’re all here together because we know that this is an emergency,” said Sunrise organizer Estrella Rodriguez at last Friday's Climate Strike event in Rhode Island. “We know that this is the only planet we have and if we want to live on...
An open letter to the Central Falls City Council
Update: Due to an error in the announcement for Monday night's Central Falls City Council meeting, the discussion about James Lombardi III nomination to lead the Wyatt Board. The meeting will be rescheduled. I wrote the following regardi...
Federal mediation sought to address Brown Catering Service unionization
"In the past couple of years, the University’s partnership with Bon Appétit has made it harder for workers to do their jobs..." Since September of 2018, Brown University catering service employees have been negotiating their contract wit...
The Uprising, September 20, 2019
“By rescheduling the meeting at the start of the Jewish Sabbath the members of the board showed disdain for our community…”- Rabbi Michelle Dardashti An early Uprising this week since I'll be covering the Global Climate Strike in Provide...
Lifespan, stop suing my patients
"...since I learned my employer is particularly aggressive in pursuing unpaid bills, every conversation about costs fills me with nausea and shame..." In 2017, a lawyer representing The Miriam Hospital sued a patient $1157.55 for an unpa...
The Uprising! September 13, 2019
The Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation (CFDFC) is holding a meeting on Friday night, during Shabbat, which will certainly prevent some members of Never Again Action from participating. Some say the scheduling is intentional, a...