Month: November 2015

Album Of The Week: Jose Oyola & The Astronauts’ Hologram

New Haven, Connecticut, musician Jose Oyola brings a wonderful combination of innovation and imagination to his songs. With English and Spanish lyrics to go with a unique style of indie-pop, Oyola exudes a style that nobody can replicate. The fro-haired whizkid and his band of Astronauts have a new album due out titled Hologram, and […]

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Private and Public Sector Unions

Republicans and unions have been clashing for years, especially in Rhode Island. Unions want you to believe Republicans are completely anti-union, but that’s not true. Republicans take issue with public sector unions, which represent government employees, but are not against the government employees, as the unions want you to believe. Unions won’t even acknowledge that […]

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Out of Many, One: The Evolution of Solidarity in the Ocean State

The future of organized labor in Rhode Island depends on its ability to adapt to the changing labor landscape and evolve to meet the critical socio-political needs of a new workforce-generation. Economic inequality today rivals the disparity seen in the age of robber barons, and the working poor need the power of organization now more […]

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