RI Congress

A bad magician conjures a KKK mannequin

Politics This Week: The Mainstream Illusion

By Justin Katz | February 11, 2025 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz pull some of the threads from the fraying mainstream narrative illusion.

A politician's photo-op with a corpse

Politics This Week: RI Pols, the Saviors at Every Funeral

By Justin Katz | January 14, 2025 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz talk about RI politicians’ attempts to spin reality.

Politicians speak to a freezing audience from a heated stage

Politics This Week: RI’s Political Ice Age

By Justin Katz | January 12, 2025 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz talk about the gap between RI’s ruling Democrat elite and the people of the state.

A bridge collapses due to policy failures and quick fixes

Politics This Week: Living in the Debacle State

By Justin Katz | December 11, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss the government and political lunacy of Rhode Island, these days.

An old politician pardons his son with a magic wand

Politics This Week: Whom Do They Think They’re Kidding?

By Justin Katz | December 3, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz review political news from the state and nation.

A boy makes faces at a group of happy children

Politics This Week: He Knows They Are, but What Is He?

By Justin Katz | November 19, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz evaluate the landscape for Democrat RI.

Villains sitting on a platform with the ladder up sawed off.

Politics This Week: Nothing a Little Genuine Competition Couldn’t Fix

By Justin Katz | October 21, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz follow local stories’ thread of RI’s obvious need for political competition.

A heavy man races casually without competition

Politics This Week: Corruption Without Competition

By Justin Katz | October 15, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss ways in which corruption thrives without competitive elections.

Tow truck driver in a suit sleeps at the wheel by the side of the road

Politics This Week: Leadership Asleep at the Wheel

By Justin Katz | September 30, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz review some of the ways in which Rhode Island’s priorities are out of whack.

A machine with its screws coming loose

Politics This Week: Increasing Signs of Systemic Failure

By Justin Katz | September 9, 2024 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz review the latest signs that Rhode Island’s bolts are loosening.