Opinion
Editorial pieces from contributors and staff
TGI Network of RI: #TransLawMA matters for Rhode Islanders, too
In 2001, Rhode Island’s legislature passed a bill that was quietly revolutionary. Since 1995, gays and lesbians in the state had seen equal protections under the law in the areas of employment, credit, housing, and access to public accom...
Kevin McElroy: Where the Sinclair/Tribune merger currently stands
When Deadspin’s video showcasing dozens of local news anchors whose stations were owned by Sinclair went viral, it took social media by storm. The video served as a stark characterization of the unprecedented level of control a nakedly p...
The Uprising! July 20, 2018
“There’s actually a great deal we can do at the state level to reduce inequality – things like ensuring access to post-secondary education, increasing the minimum wage, and putting policies in place that allow workers to share more fairl...
Justin Kelley - An open letter to all city council members and candidates regarding the Fane “Hope Point Tower”
Dear members of the Providence City Council and candidates for Council, I am the Business Representative of the Rhode Island Painters Union, a union of over 500 members engaged in finishing trades work in Rhode Island. I am charged with...
The Uprising, July 13, 2018
“Remember that this forest belongs to all of us, and to our children. Once the forest is gone – it’s gone forever. Trading this land area through the mitigation process for another green space will not save the species that call this the...
The Uprising, July 6, 2018
“Over the last four years as chair, I’ve worked really hard to make sure our Party is more open and transparent and is a place where all Democrats can feel they can have a voice and make a difference.” - Joseph McNamara, Chair of the Rho...
The Rhode Island Chapter of the National Organization for Women calls for the Rhode Island Democratic Party to formally renounce party endorsements
On June 28th the Chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Party endorsed Michael Earnheart, a known supporter of Donald Trump, against an incumbent female, Moira Walsh, for state representative in House District 3. RI NOW condemns the action...
Holly Taylor Coolman - Facts over spin in Rhode Island
In the last week, headlines in Rhode Island, and then nationally, have covered the news of endorsements by various local Democratic committees. In one case, a State Representative was passed over in favor of a candidate who had publicly...
Representative Joe Almeida - Shame on the Democratic Party
While I was disappointed my good friend Rhode Island Representative Moira Walsh didn’t receive the Rhode Island Democratic Party endorsement, I was upset it was given to a “Trump Democrat” named Mr Michael Earnheart. As Co-Chair of the P...
Shanna Wells - RI Democratic Party should stop stifling the voices of women and people of color!
“It seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice,...