Opposition to the proposed Port garbage transfer station intensifies
February 21, 2020

Opposition to the proposed Port garbage transfer station intensifies

“We have to stand together, stand strong, united, because this community cannot, under any conditions, accept anything...

Bloomberg Advertisements on Local Television raise Concerns
February 27, 2020

Bloomberg Advertisements on Local Television raise Concerns

“At some point Bloomberg is mass bribing cable/local news. Usually this isn’t an issue because candidates effectively...

Demand that Raimondo’s energy appointments get true Senate oversight
February 4, 2020

Demand that Raimondo’s energy appointments get true Senate oversight

By the time these nominations are heard in committee, it will be too late. These Senators need...

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January 29, 2020

Video from the Rhode Island Students for Bernie Kickoff Rally “We believe, as progressives, that another world...

Rhode Island for Bernie Kickoff Rally draws hundreds of eager volunteers and supporters
January 12, 2020

Rhode Island for Bernie Kickoff Rally draws hundreds of eager volunteers and supporters

“Decades from now historians will say that 2020 was a dark moment in the history of the...

Rhode Islanders rally against war with Iran
February 27, 2020

Rhode Islanders rally against war with Iran

“The same shit’s happening all over again,” said Nancy Hood from East Bay Citizens for Peace. “We...

At a raucous meeting, Providence City Council approves the Hive Hotel TSA
December 6, 2019

At a raucous meeting, Providence City Council approves the Hive Hotel TSA

“I don’t know the intentions of this developer,” said Councilmember Rachel Miller, “But I would say that...

Our Common Wealth: The return of public ownership in the United States
March 29, 2022

Our Common Wealth: The return of public ownership in the United States

“Public ownership in the United States is much more prevalent, and common, and resilient than most people...

Halloween-themed Providence DSA Rally draws attention to utility shutoffs
October 31, 2019

Halloween-themed Providence DSA Rally draws attention to utility shutoffs

On Tuesday evening, a boisterous group of protesters, with a band in tow, peacefully marched through the...

Waterfire (and the Climate Crisis) sponsored by National Grid
March 2, 2020

Waterfire (and the Climate Crisis) sponsored by National Grid

As the National Grid sponsored Waterfire began, activists from Climate Action Rhode Island and the George Wiley...

Hotel workers picket Omni Providence for fair wages, reasonable workloads and affordable health care
July 21, 2018

Hotel workers picket Omni Providence for fair wages, reasonable workloads and affordable health care

Hundreds of UNITE HERE Local 26 workers and allies picketed outside the Omni Providence Friday evening to...

Advocates challenge National Grid rate increase and National Grid’s need to exist
October 31, 2019

Advocates challenge National Grid rate increase and National Grid’s need to exist

“This is no longer a negotiation,” said Paul Rakotoarisoa, one of the co-chairs of the Providence Democratic...

Power to the People? Nationalize Grid
March 2, 2020

Power to the People? Nationalize Grid

National Grid provides the electrical and natural gas service for the majority of Rhode Island ratepayers, and...

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