Justin Katz: Wrong for Tiverton School Committee
Tiverton should be very weary of school committee candidate and conservative blogger Justin Katz. He’s a good enough guy and you’ve got to admire his tireless work ethic, but politically he’s way outside of the mainstream – and often on issues that matter to public education. In fact, Katz is radically conservative on social issues [...]
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Still Waiting for Doherty’s Uncommon Integrity
Aside from holding political persuasions that would – in my opinion – be bad for Rhode Island, Brendan Doherty may well be a good, honest guy. I don’t know as I haven’t met him. But I do know this, his campaign for Congress is not exhibiting “uncommon integrity” as the Republican often claims. In fact, [...]
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Elizabeth Warren Reaches Rhode Island Family
It is all too often that I encounter the jaded political soul. Every day I hear a variation on the theme of distrust of all politicians. “They’re all liars,” “I hate all politicians” and “None of them care about anyone but themselves.” It is easy to think that way and, I must admit, I have [...]
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One-Year Anniversary for Occupy Providence
It was a year ago today that well more than 1,000 people closed downtown streets with a huge march through the Providence and some of them capped the event by setting up a tent city. And with the band of income inequality activists known as Occupy Providence began its over 100-day stay in Burnside Park. [...]
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Progress Report: Footloose in Middletown; Doherty’s Dishonesty; Financial Literacy, Candy Crowley
Footloose has come to Middletown High School. Educators there banned a sexually explicit kind of dancing called grinding and at the homecoming dance Saturday night students protested causing the principal to cancel the dance and send the students home early. Amazing! I promise you the students did much worse than grinding once they were unchaperoned [...]
RI Medical Society Backs ACLU Marijuana Lawsuit
It’s not just the biggest backers of civil liberties in the state that are decrying the administrative changes to the Rhode Island’s medical marijuana law, the state’s medical society is now calling foul too. The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health for administratively making it harder for patients to obtain medicinal [...]
Progress Report: Working Class Missing from Electoral Politics; URI Prof. Critiques Brown Poll; Saturday Night Live
It’s little wonder that the United States and Rhode Island so often side with the wealthy when it comes to politics … after all, by and large that is who we elect to office, says Ian Donnis in an excellent essay looking at working class people in public office. About the Rhode Island State House, [...]
Chariho Committee Airs Differences in Public
Prompting an exercise of “they said, they said,” the Chariho School Committee released a public statement Tuesday night, taking issue with the conduct of Chariho teachers concerning the parties’ ongoing contract dispute. The Committee also released the full text of the Labor Board complaint the teachers filed against it and the ensuing written arguments, causing [...]
Brendan Doherty Points
Most people know that pointing is rude. Have you ever noticed how much Brendan Doherty points? Have you ever wondered what’s on his mind? Now you can see what Brendan Doherty is really thinking when he’s trying to point things out at Brendan Doherty Points.
Progress Report: Doherty Ducks Civil Rights Debate; Fox Faces Binder; ProJo Layoffs Imminent; Veep Debate
If you want to know why Brendan Doherty didn’t want to participate in a debate his fellow CD1 candidates on civil rights issues, try reading the first paragraph of the ProJo’s story. “The 1st Congressional District candidates who attended this forum agreed on just about everything — that Republicans want to ‘roll back’ reforms that [...]
Candidate Without a Prayer in Providence Tonight
In 1990 Herb Silverman ran for governor and challenged a South Carolina law that prevented atheists from holding public office and won a Supreme Court victory, but not the election. He went on to become a prominent atheist and secular activist, and founded the Secular Coalition of America, “a 501(c)(4) advocacy organization whose purpose is [...]
Coming Out for Equality
Today is National Coming Out Day, a time when we celebrate coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or an ally. It’s an important opportunity to remind our family and friends that building and maintaining a safe society where LGBTQ people can live truthfully and openly requires constant vigilance. In less than a month [...]
Tonight: Sixth Annual Electoberfest at Hot Club
Join Clean Water Action tonight at Hot Club from 5:30 - 7:30 pm to get ready for the most important election in years. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will be there – how about you? Electoberfest is your chance to support Clean Water Action, meet other clean water activists, and get ready to make a difference for our environment and [...]
Why Progressive Taxation Is Right and Proper
Check this out. We hear a lot these days about ‘entitlements’. Usually, this is a disparaging term used to slam the mooching 47% who don’t pay federal income tax. But, IMO, if you want a sense of entitlement, you really have to watch someone with money in action. However, the point to make about this [...]
Green Candidate Jill Stein Speaks in Providence
Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein brings her Politics of Courage Tour to Local 121 in Providence at 4 PM on Thursday October 11. Dr Stein has been speaking to crowds all across the country, including providence on a rainy day this summer. Her message of Green jobs, national security based on peace not the [...]
Abel Collins Responds to WPRI Debate Questions
At long last, the Abel Collins campaign sent me the YouTube code for his response to the questions posed WPRI posed to the other two CD2 candidates in the Tuesday night debate that he was excluded from. It’s only 20 minutes long, and if you’re a voter in the Second Congressional District or a fan [...]
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