Falling COVID-19 infection rates will allow the Census to start door-to-door visits in Hartford, the city with the worst self-response rate in Connecticut.
July 8, 2020
Posted inNews
OSHA opens investigation at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital
OSHA opened an investigation after a certified nursing assistant who worked at the hospital died from complications related to COVID-19.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats see political gain in Trump’s SCOTUS win
Democrats believe that President Trump’s animus to Obamacare, especially as it applies to women, energizes their base in blue states.
Posted inCT Viewpoints, Talking Transportation
The cranky commuter
Why is it so hard for train and subway passengers to wear a face mask? Does the MTA really need to do a PSA campaign (with pictures!) showing that a mask around your neck or not covering your nose and mouth isn’t protecting anyone? Apparently so. Non-compliant passengers are either stupid or uncaring, or both.
Posted inJustice
A grassroots policing alternative in Hartford spreads its wings
Men Standing Up Against Violence members help residents in Hartford’s North End while deterring street crimes.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Why schools must reject Native American mascots
Across the country, activists are tearing down the visible symbols of white supremacy. Confederate monuments are one symbol. Like the statues of Confederate generals, Native American mascots of many schools are another. These mascots must fall.
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Let’s not get back to normal. Let’s get back to better.
Coming out of the long dark tunnel of the COVID-19 shutdown, everyone wants to get back to normal. I suggest getting back to better – especially in education. And much better.
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On the privilege spectrum
Hi. My name is Sharon, and I have white privilege (WP). A mere color gene passed unknowingly to me by both parents has smoothed my life’s path to a degree I can no longer ignore. Fact is, I could just as easily have been conceived by two Black parents. And a Black me would predictively have a different life trajectory in America, one less fair, more constricted, perhaps less valued, and very possibly more dangerous.