Primaries — Should We Hold Them at All?
I was asked to write about the three primaries I find most interesting. I am not the person to be writing about primaries because 20 years ago I filed a […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Feeding the Masses
The doors won’t open for another 30 minutes, but already a crowd is gathering at the side entrance of All Saints’ Memorial Church on the west side of Providence. Right […]
Solomon’s Choice
Michael Solomon is wearing several hats these days: Providence City Council president, candidate for mayor and veteran businessman, a job Solomon had long before he got into politics. Solomon’s most […]
Motif’s Angry Outlier Talks About the Issues
Being Libertarian-leaning, I am not overly interested in what a political hack promises to do for me or my causes. I am more interested in what a candidate can do […]
It’s the Economy, Stupid!
It’s hardly any secret that the Rhode Island economy is in bad shape. In the most recent monthly data from June 2014, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 7.9 percent […]
The Gubernatorial Races — A Prediction
As we enter the final stretch of the Rhode Island Gubernatorial primary races, we are faced with four viable Democrats and two viable Republicans. I will immediately eliminate one of […]
The Primaries from Motif’s Data Nerd
1. Providence Mayor – Democrat Ordinarily the Democratic primary IS the election, because no Republican has been elected as Providence mayor since 1978 – the final time Vincent A. “Buddy” […]
Zombies, Budgets and Arts Education
Zombies, Brains and the FY 15 Budget Rhode Island has officially entered the race to the bottom. The new Speaker of the House chanted the phrase “jobs and the economy” […]
2014 RI Primary Political Coverage: We break it down and your candidates talk about what matters to you
Key issues We asked our resident data nerd, political operative and angry outlier (and concerned mother of three) what they thought were the key issues facing candidates. With a range […]
Social Enterprise Gets to Incubatin’
Providence is, it seems, becoming an incubator for incubators. The success of organizations like BetaSpring, and the dire economic awareness that floats over much of the city, are leading to […]