The other day, I noted how the argument that the environmentalists cost jobs in the Pacific Northwest timber industry was completely bogus. But it’s not as if workers themselves don’t beli
Sure, interest rates are low. But we are about to enter into a horrifying housing crisis and millions of people lack work. In New England, it is likely to be especially bad. “If we don’t see a dra
This post is a conversation between myself and Patrick Crowley, Secretary-Treasurer of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO and staffer for the National Education Association-Rhode Island, about organized labor a
Rhode Island basically has the moral rot of Mississippi, but no one talks about it because we vote for Democrats. But in this state, Democrat means “I want power.” So it means nothing. I&#
I found this highly telling. Over the years, I've received thousands of letters from kids from every state in the nation, except for one! I'd love to change that. If you know someone who lives
On October 18, 1981, the workers at Brown and Sharpe, one of the nation’s largest machine tool companies, went on strike at its plant in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. This strike would become t
Donald Trump weaponizing the Census against immigrants is going to be a complete, horrifying disaster. The Census does practice runs. For whatever reason, it’s choice for 2020 is Providence Coun
What could make me even more disgusted that Trump’s EPA suppressing climate scientists? How about the same thing except screwing over my adopted state of Rhode Island and my university? Yeah, th