Opinion
Editorial pieces from contributors and staff
The Uprising! May 10, 2019
"Hey, Rhode Island, what's up?" "Not much," lied Rhode Island. Welcome to The Uprising! 1. 7th Annual Red Bandana Awards Every year the Red Bandana Fund "honors individuals and groups whose work embodies the spirit and work of Richard Wa...
The Uprising! May 3, 2019
“A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, as long as it stays inside the maze.” - Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale 1a. Handmaids In Margaret Atwood's 1985 dystopian science fiction novel The Handmaid's Tale, the United States has been...
Climate change and innovation
I went to the Rhode Island Senate hearing on the Global Warming Solutions Act to make mandatory the emissions reductions offered in the 2014 Resilient Rhode Island Act and a bill to create a carbon fee and dividend program. Neither bill...
The Uprising! April 26, 2019
Was it a busy week in Rhode Island? The short answer is yes. For a longer answer, keep reading. 1a. Invenergy The Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) won't be deciding on Invenergy's application to build a fracked gas and diesel oil bu...
Courtney Hawes: The ticking clock on justice for child sexual abuse
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) claims that every nine minutes child protective services finds evidence of child sexual abuse. While these children will suffer psychological consequences their whole lives, they will onl...
The Uprising! April 20, 2019
With the General Assembly on break you'd think it would be a slower news week but Rhode Island never disappoints. Let's do this! 1. Racial profiling "This is my first time organizing on this level, but I had to stand up and say something...
The negative consequences of Kristen's Law were known and predicted; Our elected leaders passed it any way
"We know, based on decades of criminal justice based drug policy, that harsher penalties do not decrease drug using activity. So, this bill’s disturbing message will not decrease drug use, nor drug trafficking –the economics ensure this...
The Uprising!, April 13, 2019
“This is the heart of public health in action. It’s about evidence; using science and data to drive our work. It’s about prevention; putting systems in place to catch children and families and communities before they fall. It’s about equ...
The Uprising! April 5, 2019
“We’ve heard from residents that they want more clarity about how a transaction would have worked, and there also is a great deal of anxiety any time you talk about water, it being a natural resource, it being a public resource, that it...
The Uprising, March 29, 2019
Wyatt Detention Center is a "failed project brought to life during one of the darkest period’s in our city’s history."- Central Falls Mayor James Diossa Because there isn't enough to deal with in Rhode island, ICE has decided to detain u...