The midterms are approaching and since this is our first election in the public eye, we couldn’t be more excited. Watch the web for reminders on why corruption is here to stay, inevitable and in many cases, good for society, or at least some people. Our first online column (motifri.com/corruptmidterm) will deal with this, while the […]
I live in East Greenwich and love my picturesque town, but in the past two years I’ve noticed an increase in hostility here, particularly toward women. It started in January 2017, the day of the Women’s March, when E.G. Town Council Vice President Sean Todd tweeted: “Definitely a guy who came up with the idea […]
What’s your favorite scary movie? Halloween (the first one) What’s your favorite Halloween candy? Reese’s peanut butter cups What was your best Halloween costume ever? I was a nun. I don’t think anyone expected it! The election is coming up. What would you say to someone who didn’t want to vote? Every vote matters! What’s […]
Just under half of the 75 Rhode Island House seats in 2018 are uncontested in the general election. The Senate is only slightly better, with 22 of 38 primary nominees facing a challenge in November. Altogether, of the 113 members of the legislative branch of our state government, 51 of them will appear on ballots […]
Poor Little Rich Girl Phillipe and Jorge’s TV watching time has been significantly reduced of late, because we run screaming from the Boom Boom Room every time a political ad comes on. Hard to believe, but Governor Gigi, Trump “Fanboy” Fung (and full credit to whomever came up with “Fanboy”), the horde of personal injury […]
We spoke with RI native and cover artist William Schaff about the inspiration behind this issue’s cover art and what he finds most frightening about politics. His answer to the latter? “The disingenuous behavior of so many politicians, and the mistrust that causes in the electorate.” We agree, Mr. Schaff. We have truly entered The Twilight […]
Rhode Island is a decidedly blue state with a decades-long run of nearly every major statewide office, General Assembly, congressional delegation and presidential election favoring Democrats. Save for a couple of turn-of-the-century Republican governors and the two Chafees, Democrats have held — and continue to hold — a massive power bloc in the Ocean State. […]
What does it mean to be a Rhode Island candidate for office with the support of your political party? It depends on whether you are running for executive office or legislative office. It depends on whether you are running for state or federal office. It depends on whether you are campaigning in a primary or […]
We’ve all seen the memes, and we’ve all made fun of the white girl in yoga pants sipping her Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte. But let’s be honest: Most of us of still secretly love all things pumpkin, we just don’t want to be that person. So, I’ve done the *very difficult work* of investigating the […]
Referendum ballot questions rarely fail voter approval in Rhode Island, and they rarely attract much controversy or attention. Unlike many other states with initiative provisions that have allowed voters to bypass their legislatures to, for example, legalize recreational use of cannabis, RI has no mechanism for circumventing the General Assembly. As a result, almost all […]