PART TwoIEditor’s Note: In the wake of Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott’s abrupt resignation as director of the R.I. Department of Health, and especially in light of the celebration of Dr. … more

PROVIDENCE – The world of nonprofits in Rhode Island is in crisis – overworked, underpaid, viewed as vendors and not as partners by the state, beset by complex contracts where the state … more

PROVIDENCE – The moment of Zen in the interview with Neil Sarkar, Ph.D., the president and CEO of the Rhode Island Quality Institute, occurred at the very end of the conversation, a lengthy … more

PROVIDENCE – For at least the last 25 years, Rhode Island has relied on the medical industrial complex to serve as an economic engine.The quest for patentable, scalable cures for the diseases … more

PROVIDENCE – ConvergenceRI is taking a planned two-week break and will send out the next issue on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.As ConvergenceRI moves forward into its ninth year, the weekly digital … more

Editor’s Note: In March of 1987, I conducted an interview with the poet, Robert Bly, who performed at a coffee house in Northampton, Mass., the Iron Horse. I had first become familiar with … more