Opinion
Editorial pieces from contributors and staff
Rhode Island Democratic Party in need of internal reforms
The Rhode Island Democratic Party State Committee held their executive committee elections and yearly general meeting on Sunday, March 24th at the Portuguese Club in Cranston. The Committee members and guests totaled about 225 people and...
The Uprising! March 24, 2019
Another late edition of The Uprising! There's just so much stuff going on! It was kind of sad week, with vigils held for Lauren Ise, a victim of domestic abuse, and for the mass shooting victims in New Zealand, who were just people tryin...
The appeal of corporatism: Lawmakers mull Medicaid fee on big businesses
This week, state lawmakers in the House Finance Committee considered a proposal to penalize businesses whose low-income employees receive Medicaid. On its face, the proposal appears to be a narrow matter of fiscal management. But it also...
Silence is no longer an option...
This new generation refuses to be silent. We can see it in our neighborhoods, cities, states, and the country as a whole. March 24, 2018, was the day hundreds of thousands of students and young people from all across the United States ma...
The Uprising March 15, 2019
“I had my son in ’97. I was 17 years old. I was a black teen by herself, and I was afraid and I was alone. I had no idea about doulas. I had no idea about the resources that were available to our community. In 2013 I got pregnant again a...
Watch Now: The Uprising, episode 2 with Alicia Gauvin from the Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
The second episode of The Uprising is an interview with Alicia Gauvin, the Executive Director of The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health located in Providence. She speaks with host Jennifer Siciliano about the work they do educating pe...
The Uprising! March 8, 2019
“I commend the House of Representatives for sending a clear message today that we as a state will not cower in the face of threats at the national level and that Rhode Island will stand strong in protecting women’s access to critical rep...
We cannot bomb our way to peace...
On Friday, March 8 from 12:30 - 2:00 pm No Endless War and Excessive Militarism will be gathering on the sidewalks along Centerville Road in Warwick outside the Summit complex at 300 Centerville Road that houses the office of United Stat...
Republican Representative John Lyle Jr: I proudly support the Reproductive Privacy Act
"As a Republican, I believe in the values of individual autonomy and freedom. The rhetoric from leaders of the Rhode Island Republican Party, including Chairman Brandon Bell and former Governor Donald Carcieri, is unacceptable." "I am an...
The Uprising, March 1, 2019
“People who simply possess small amounts to use themselves – in my view, that is not felonious conduct and should not be prosecuted and punished as such.- Rhode Island State Attorney General Peter Neronha Welcome to The Uprising!, your w...