Jim Crow laws may be a thing of the past, but those on the far right have found new ways to keep people from voting, so they can hang onto power. Over the past decade, 24 states — nearly half — passed laws making it…
How to Make America, America Again
What is there left to say about the terrible murder of moderate Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and its aftermath? Only one thing, and I have said it before, but I feel it even more strongly now: In the midterm elections,…
How to Make America, America Again
By Thomas Friedman What is there left to say about the terrible murder of moderate Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and its aftermath? Only one thing, and I have said it before, but I feel it even more strongly now:…
Pawtucket School Committee Meeting, 10-25-18
PAWTUCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE WORK SESSION Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 6:30 PM School Administration Building 286 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 Agenda I. Meeting will come to order a. Roll call b. Pledge of Allegiance II.…
RIC Faculty Paid 30% Less Than URI Faculty
Rhode Island College faculty are paid 30 percent less than their peers at the state’s larger university, and RIC students have no access to the free college program offered at the state’s community college. So faculty union members are bargaining for…
Education Is on the Ballot This November
By Jessica Yin of the Center for American Progress With one month left before the midterm elections, voters have a lot of big decisions to make as they prepare to choose between candidates running for local, state, and national…