Gemma-Cicilline Debate: The Crowd Has No Rules
Rep. David Cicilline cracks a smile as he takes questions from the press. This debate was a pissing-match. But not between the candidates. Rather, their supporters, gathered together in a room,...
View ArticlePoor Edumacation In CD1 Democratic Debate
Education. We spend a lot of time arguing about this. Wave after wave of education reformer has appeared, each with their own unique (and often uniquely wrong) method of “solving” education. And boy,...
View ArticleWhy I write Hendricken ’05 on my pro-choice petitions
Following the terrorist actions of an anti-choice militant in Colorado on November 27, 2015, I feel compelled to offer a few reflections on this notion of ‘the sanctity of life’ and why I invoke my...
View ArticleThe sudden need to defend Raimondo’s pension plan is intriguing
Joseph McNamara Prominent public figures are appearing on taxpayer-funded television to shape the discourse about the pension heist after the media has been flooded with information from reputable...
View ArticleSay no to PARCC with the Caucus of Rank and File Educators
This month Rhode Island students will again be subjected to the PARCC testing regime. Here are some tools used by others to resist and refuse the testing regime. RI Department of Education website...
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