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The 99 Percent Takes Office: How an Immigrant Housekeeper Got Elected to the Providence City Council

Amy Dean, TruthOut.org. December 5, 2011.

Activists in Providence, Rhode Island, are providing a model for electing officials at the municipal level who will champion the interests of working people.

Marijuana Has Rocked the West Coast, And Now New England Is the Next Frontier for Reform

Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. December 16, 2010.

The political landscape for pot in the Northeast is changing dramatically, with bright prospects in many states.

Rhode Island City Censors Opening Fete for Sexual Health Center

Rebecca Chalker, AlterNet. September 22, 2009.

Thinking the event would result in a bacchalanian orgy, the mayor of Pawtucket, R.I., threatened to arrest Megan Andelloux, the organization's director.

Criminalizing Sex Work to Combat Trafficking: Rhode Island Considers the Wrong Solution to the Wrong Problem

Andrea Ritchie, RH Reality Check. September 4, 2009.

The State of Rhode Island seems poised to take a significant step backwards on its legal treatment of both sex work and trafficking.

Rhode Island Will License Medical Marijuana Shops

Ryan Grim, Huffington Post. June 22, 2009.

Once the law takes effect, the state will be the first in the nation to have one officially licensed nonprofit center selling marijuana.

Get Ready for a Rougher, Fiercer Democratic Race

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 5, 2008.

The fight between Obama and Clinton gets nastier as Clinton makes accusations of cheating in Texas primary.

Hillary Wins Close Race in Texas, Rhode Island and Ohio, Obama Wins Vermont

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 4, 2008.

Meanwhile, McCain officially wraps up the GOP nomination. Huckabee drops out. Bush to endorse McCain at the White House.

Clinton Camp Predicts Victories, Throws Mud in Morning Spin Call

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 3, 2008.

They claim she'll cruise in Ohio, Texas.

So, Who's Going to Win on Tuesday? Clinton or Obama?

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report. March 3, 2008.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are neck and neck heading into a pivotal primary showdown Tuesday in Ohio and Texas.

GOP Governor's Wife Calls Asian-American Students "Terrorists"

Paddy, Cliff Schecter's Blog. February 4, 2008.

I had to read this a couple times before the idiocy really sunk in.