We’re pretty high on ‘Hope’ here, Coach . . . . it’s our state motto. And we know it’s your daughter’s name and why. The issues of reproductive freedom and women’s health care are front and center this election and only Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will work to protect them. For Governor Walz, this […]
(7.4) What a heartbreaking history lesson this has become. The irony could not be more painful: Mere days before celebrating the Founding Fathers’ complete break with the British king, our corrupted Supreme Court majority has created an American monarchy. Justice Sotomayor read her dissent from the bench: “The relationship between the President and the people
Local television is really powerful, particularly within the older cohort of voters who still watch the local news every day. But now, just tuning in to their trusted local newsreaders for weather, sports, and traffic, may be leaving them vulnerable to the subtle drip of right wing propaganda. The problems with Sinclair Broadcast Group became
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(4.2) Registered voters in Rhode Island will head to the polls Tuesday to take part in the state’s presidential preference primary. Biden has already locked up the Democratic party nomination, but the delegates we send will help craft the new party platform. On Tuesday you will actually be voting for the delegates who support your
How do elections work in Rhode Island?* How does one provide effective testimony to legislators? What is the status of civic education in Rhode Island? Running from March 11th to 15th, Civic Learning Week seeks to highlight the importance of civic education in sustaining and strengthening constitutional democracy in the United States. Co-hosts Common Cause
Oh the irony: Patrick T. Conley editing the work of respected scholars. I have been complaining about this insufferable phony for years — and I am not nearly done exposing his takeover of the book shelves in the State House Visitors Center — but we have an additional story today by the excellent Katherine Gregg,
We should all gratefully honor our veterans — not just today, but every day — for their incredible sacrifices in defending our country and the United States Constitution. What baffles me is the 63 Republican members of the House of Representatives, themselves veterans, who support the presidential candidacy of a man who not only avoided
[Update: Amo won with 65% of the vote, becoming the first Black person to represent the state in Congress. We are in good hands. Hooray! BC]. Tuesday is Election Day and residents of Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District have an easy choice to make: Vote for the Democrat, Gabe Amo. The good news is that
Do not leave this to chance! The opposition has proven to be depressingly motivated. Gabe Amo, the Democratic candidate for Congress, does have a built-in advantage running in Rhode Island’s historically blue U.S. District 1, but the stakes are so high. This being a special election in an off-year — former Congressman David Cicilline stepped
[Gabe Amo has won the Democratic primary and we wish him well. He will be up against Republican Gerry Leonard in the November general election.] The primary will decide. Voters living in Congressional District 1 will vote today in the special election primary. For those new to the area, the winner in the democratic primary
(8.29) With the special CD1 primary election approaching, WPRI 12 News will be providing a final look at the Democratic candidates this Tuesday evening when moderators Tim White and Ted Nesi host a live televised debate. Tickets are still available (even though debates would be much better without audience members slowing things down). The debate
Early voting starts today. Newcomers to the state may not realize that the September 5th primary will effectively determine* who we are sending to represent Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District in the House of Representatives, the seat vacated by David Cicilline. This is important. There are twelve (12!) Democrats running against each other in this
Newcomers to the state may not realize that the September 5th primary will effectively determine who we are sending to the House of Representatives to represent Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District recently vacated by David Cicilline. For details and important dates go to the Secretary of State’s page on the CD1 Special Election. For instance,
Well it has finally happened. On Tuesday we finally saw the first of the many indictments soon to rain down on the head of the former president. And I am smiling . . . in fact, I am in full gloat. Come on, we’ve earned it! Certain sober-minded analysts, eager to establish their gravitas for
This seems to have taken everyone by surprise. At the end of May, Congressman — and customer favorite — David Cicilline will be leaving behind the soul-crushing stupidity and venality that currently define the McCarthy House. (Complete disclosure: I have supported Mr. Cicilline’s political career since he first ran mayor over two decades ago. I
(11.18) The past week has been one of great relief, so it is painful to remember the damage that has been done to the Supreme Court. What to do. This Friday Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will be discussing his new book, “The Scheme: How the Right Wing Used Dark Money to Capture the Supreme Court,” at