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Joe Biden Calls It Like He Sees It
Matt Jerzyk |  June 17, 2008
You gotta admire the man's bravado: Joe Biden says on The Hill Tuesday that he’d take the No. 2 slot if asked. Read More...

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Dear John McCain: "You Can't Have Him."
Matt Jerzyk |  June 17, 2008
This ad is being paid for by MoveOn.org and AFSCME and will be aired in the battleground states of PA, OH and WI:   Read More...

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Wilson (and Projo's) Anti-Union Propaganda
Paul Bovenzi |  June 17, 2008
In todays ProJo Editorial page Bill Wilson continues the Journal's attack on Unions. He writes some puzzling things.First and foremost: if Unions have the "the unbridled power to force members to join their ranks" then why is Union membership dropping? Read More...

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Questions on Mayoral Academies
David Segal |  June 17, 2008
As somebody who gets to vote on this issue in about 24 hours, I wish that it had come to the fore at a less hectic time, so I'd have been able to study it in more detail.Several questions, asked earnestly, and assuming the most benevolent of motives on the parts those on all sides of this debate…
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NYTimes on Sen. Reed: "A Quiet Dealmaker"
Matt Jerzyk |  June 17, 2008
The NYTimes has a great profile of Sen. Jack Reed's tremendous work on the Senate banking and housing committee: Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, a studious, introverted former Army Ranger, is one of the Democratic Party’s eminent voices on military affairs. But in neighborhoods hit hard…
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Happenings
Matt Jerzyk |  June 17, 2008
  <1> As you have undoubtedly figured out as a reader of this blog, the hottest new restaurant in Providence this past year is Local 121.  Now, this Thursday, you can come celebrate it's One Year Anniversay!   Mark the one year anniversary with a celebration of local food and local…
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Barrington Teens: The Brighter Side
MegGrady |  June 16, 2008
Believe it or not, not all Barrington teenagers are up to no good.  Once a Barrington teenager myself, I have the utmost confidence in this statement.Yesterday, the Barrington High School Class of 2008 graduated over 200 students.  As the media has well informed the rest of the state, these…

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In the great tradition, Obama is a hawk
PDM |  June 16, 2008
Nothing is going to change. That you can believe in.Ladies and gentleman, Mr. John Pilger ... Read More...

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Not Telling the Whole Story on Mayoral Academies
Pat Crowley |  June 16, 2008
There are a number of reasons why Cumberland Mayor Dan McKee just can’t be trusted on the issue of “Mayoral Academies.”  For one, he writes in his editorial on the subject on June 4th of this year: The first lobbyist tried the shopworn scare tactics of the past — easily-refuted…
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Organizing Victory for AFSCME Council 94
Pat Crowley |  June 16, 2008
AFSCME Council 94 picked up a solid organizing win this past Thursday.  In a 32-10 vote, the bus drivers for the First Students bus company servicing Middletown voted to join the union.  This is a private sector company, so the election was run by the National Labor Relations Board –…

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UPDATED! Separated at Birth
Matt Jerzyk |  June 16, 2008
Add your ideas in the comments section!  The best ones will be added! To the list!  Read More...

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Rally to Support Workers in New Bedford
Pat Crowley |  June 16, 2008
If anyone wants to learn first hand about why we need the Employee Free Choice Act and what really happens during a union organizing drive, then join UNITE-HERE in New Bedford tomorrow at 4 PM. From Jobs with Justice Read More...

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YES to a Providence Working Waterfront
Matt Jerzyk |  June 16, 2008
Ever since 2005 when Patrick Conley proposed his glitzy $300 million Providence Piers project on Allens Ave., Providence Mayor David Cicilline and the City Planning Department have been fixated on the narrow vision of a "mixed use" waterfront wonderland with luxury condos, marinas, and retail shops.…
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Obama / Gore 2008?
Matt Jerzyk |  June 16, 2008
Tonight in Detroit, Michigan, former Vice-President Al Gore will formally endorse Barack Obama.From the Gore website: Read More...

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Countrywide's Many 'Friends'
PDM |  June 15, 2008
"The hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain."   - Napolean Bonaparte Read More...

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Open Table of Christ Strawberry Festival
Pat Crowley |  June 15, 2008
The Open Table of Christ United Methodist Church will be hosting its annual Strawberry Festival at its Hillsgrove location in Warwick next Saturday. OTC was one of the recent hosts of the Unity Fest and if the food is going to be even half as good as it was that day folks are in for a treat.  The…

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A Discordant Note on Tim Russert
PDM |  June 15, 2008
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Liberals Just Do Better Satire
Pat Crowley |  June 15, 2008

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State Budget Does Raise Taxes - On Students
Pat Crowley |  June 15, 2008
UPDATE:  I published a similar piece in the lastest edition of Motif Magazine, on newsstands now. What should come as no surprsie to most is that the increase in the "Student Tax" is going to be is HUGE:Rhode Island College: 9.8%Community Collegeof RHode Island:8.6%University of Rhode Island:6%  A…
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Obama: Too Many Fathers are MIA
Matt Jerzyk |  June 15, 2008
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