In Depth
From a U.S. Senator to the news media to a local school committee, Rhode Islanders’ trust is slipping, but John DePetro and Justin Katz aren’t sure it’s enough to bring change.
Watching local government is a great way to learn how politics really works and to observe how representative democracy can deteriorate into an exercise of raw power.
This week, John and Justin discuss the special interests who get special privileges in the Ocean State.
Revelations about the source of student information for a political mailer in South Kingstown give hints of the statewide machine taxpayers have to resist.
This week, John and Justin discuss homelessness, gun crime, and the common theme that activists and politicians don’t want to touch the real problems behind them both.
Studies purporting to find evidence of “systemic racism” often miss the mark or, alternately, identify “systemic racism” for which progressive ideology is to blame and that Critical Race Theory (CRT) will only make worse.
With their ideological bias, Rhode Island journalists don’t see themselves as aligned with those seeking public accountability regardless of worldview, but with the powerful seeking to impose their worldview on the powerless.
This week, John and Justin discuss how Rhode Island media, politicians, and officials trip themselves and others up because they see the world from within bubbles.
For their weekly conversation, John and Justin review the changing political landscape from the point of view of gubernatorial candidates and Providence school children.
Legislation to offer a 20-year deal to Rhode Island’s casino operators inexplicably leaves hundreds of millions of dollars on the table, and RI House Republicans hope the governor vetoes the bill.