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There are approximately 100 designated arts and cultural districts throughout the United States, but Rhode Island is only the second state to legislate tax-free zones for artists in them; Maryland is the other.
If labor and other progressive groups are going to rebuild an economy that works for the 99 percent in America, they need to do great organizing in workplaces and communities and they also need to build deep coalitions among themselves. But that's not enough.
Ladies and gentlemen of the Preoccupied movement, allow me to redirect your attention to another location, because Wall Street is getting stale (word ...
Before you call this video gross, or trendy, or sensationalist...watch it. David Gracer, an entomophagy (bug eating) expert gives a pretty good case for making wider use of bugs.
Rhode Island's General Treasurer Gina Raimondo's politically courageous efforts to reform her state's broken $14.8 billion public pension system are a high-stakes example of lofty political leadership that deserves accolades.
Rather than scripting our K-12 experience, and expecting miracles when we get to college that we'll suddenly have clarity about our interests, we have to start asking students what turns them on earlier.
This week, Brown University president Ruth Simmons announced that her campus would continue its policy of excluding the ...
As the Congressional "supercommittee" prepares to recommend significant budget cuts this fall, there may be a fight for the future of Pell Grant.
Chuck was delighted with French food -- rabbit-flavored Friskies to be exact -- and he cheerfully rode the bus in a cat carrier that allowed curious passengers a full view of his impressive mane.
There is a battle for state's rights in an unusual locale -- Rhode Island. It has to do with a man, Jason Pleau, who is charged with murder for gunning down a gas station manager outside a Woonsocket bank in that state.
Shepard Fairey has grown up before the eyes of fans, peers and would be competitors. Undaunted by criticism he gets from both sides of his chosen voca...
You might be of the view that social media sites have revolutionized the way that people learn from each other. But if you are, you probably aren't serving in the legislature of Rhode Island.
Surfboards are usually made from a highly toxic combination of petrochemicals. This long-known dirty little surfing secret has inspired some enterprising members of the surfing industry to make more sustainable choices.
As Bob Dylan never said, "the demographics, they are a' changing." What does that mean for schools? What is the right number for how many schools a community needs, or can afford?
Boston University could not have produced two more different journalists than my friends Joe Nocera and Samantha Swindler.
