Already boycotting Amazon because "We ain't buying it"? Next steps: cancel Prime memberships and reallocate to local food banks and NPR.

Scorecard - Highland Park Peace Project

Review this scorecard before you shop.
www.hppeaceproject.org/scorecard/

YouTube video by The Daily Show Sen. Bernie Sanders - Harnessing Energy From "No Kings" Rally to "Fight Oligarchy" | The Daily Show

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The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there. Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.

The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Monthly report about our Chevy Bolt for September 2025. Saved 28 gallons of fuel. Avoided 535 lbs of CO2.

New limits on gifts for lawmakers and who can give them are coming in the new year • Rhode Island Current The Rhode Island Ethics Commission on Tuesday approved two proposed rule changes regarding gifts given to public officials: one which is likely to please some state lawmakers, and the other to satisfy...

New limits on gifts for lawmakers and who can give them are coming in the new year rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/30/n...

Become a Member - ACLU of Rhode Island We need YOUR help to defend civil liberties in the Ocean State. The more members we have, the stronger our voice for liberty, justice, and equality. become a member Join today to become one of more th...

If you're not already a card-carrying member, it's time to step up! www.riaclu.org/join/

David Morales announces run for Providence Mayor “For too long, politicians like Brett Smiley have asked us to trust their experience while working families are struggling to get by, and the cost of living is crushing us."

David Morales announces run for Providence Mayor
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We recently rewatched "The Post" depicting WAPO's decision to run the Pentagon Papers for the sake of the country.
Striking contrast from the Bezos editorial policy.

ICE agents are keeping watch outside courthouses. They upended a North Providence couple’s life. • Rhode Island Current The June arrest of Guatemalan national Pablo Grave de la Cruz, 36, outside the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal in Cranston is one of a growing number by federal immigration agents at or around courthous...

“It’s really a dangerous step to take to engage in what is clearly intimidation tactics to prevent people from making use of the judicial system."

When ICE arrests people at the courthouse it's bad for everyone.

@ricurrent.bsky.social @phileil.bsky.social

Join our summer campaign - Rhode Island Community Investment Cooperative Be an Anchor Investor in the Local Return DCIF We’re aiming to activate 20 new investors by the end of the summer. Momentum matters. It will take a few years to raise our $3.5 million goal, but—as Rho...

We’re aiming to activate 20 new investors this summer.

Why? Because momentum matters. It will take a few years to raise our $3.5 million goal, but as RI's 1st community investment fund and the country’s first DCIF we have to keep building.

We’re inspired by our Anchor Investors. Join us!

The rising stature of Sen. Pam Lauria • Rhode Island Current In asking for a different committee to vet a proposed assault weapons ban, Rhode Island Sen. Pam Lauria, a Barrington Democrat, forced her colleagues to confront the implicit expectations of loyalty o...

The rising stature of Sen. Pam Lauria rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/08/04/t...

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad: 9780593804148 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values ...

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It's not just about each issue. It's about democracy.

We need a senate president committed to the democratic process.

Allow all senators to vote on all pending matters.

Up or down votes. On the record.
Including bills to ban assault weapons, predatory lending, and indoor smoking in casinos.

The criteria for a RI senate president:

Someone who is committed to democracy.

In a democracy, senators would vote on all pending matters.

Up or down votes. On the record.

Including bills to ban assault weapons, predatory lending, and indoor smoking in casinos.

It’s todaaaaaaaayyyyyyy!

An Immigrant Held in U.S. Custody ‘Simply Disappeared’ The Venezuelan man did not appear on a list of people sent to a prison in El Salvador, and his family and friends had no idea of his whereabouts.

Forced disappearances are the trademark human rights violation of the world's most infamous dictators. Our Constitution and Bill of Rights were designed to stop arbitrary and discriminatory abuse of power and cruel and unusual punishments.

In another parallel to "Goodnight, and Good Luck" - the NYT has reported that 60 Minutes producer Bill Owens said he would resign.

We rewatched "Good Night, and Good Luck" last night. You'll notice some chillingly familiar scenarios.
"Accusation is not proof."

Just wrote to the RI Congressional delegation on Trump’s announced intention to disregard court orders to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia:

We need you to assemble a Congressional delegation, go to El Salvador, and get him back!

This common sense waste-detection methodology can fix the DOGE debacle • Rhode Island Current A genuine efficiency initiative doesn’t look to completely dismantle an organization. It aims to accomplish the organization’s mission with minimal waste, something Elon Musk’s DOGE doesn’t intend to ...

This common sense waste-detection methodology can fix the DOGE debacle rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/03/17/t...

Here's the ad the Washington Post wouldn't run

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I borrowed this from our local library. I should not have been surprised that it's 684 pages long...

“If Not for This, I’d Be Freezing to Death”: The Fight in Providence to Open a Temporary Shelter How a pair of Providence city councilors bucked the mayor—and the trend of homelessness criminalization nationwide—to open an emergency shelter.

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Blocked from State House Rotunda, ‘People’s State of the State’ moves one story down • Rhode Island Current Progressive protesters held a “People’s State of the State” rally inside the Rhode Island State House during Gov. Dan McKee’s "State of the State "speech Tuesday night to highlight growing economic di...

Blocked from State House Rotunda, ‘People’s State of the State’ moves one story down rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/01/14/b...

Providence City Councilors open Council Chamber for overnight warmth during Polar Vortex Councilors Sanchez and Roias are calling for a Public Health State of Emergency

Providence City Councilors open Council Chamber for overnight warmth during Polar Vortex
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Rhode Island State Council of Churches urges Governor McKee to declare homelessness a public health crisis “We urge immediate action in defense of the most vulnerable among us.”

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