Three days in a CT psych unit with a foster teen
Mental health ED boarding is more than simply dehumanizing. The experience is tantamount to solitary confinement.
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Your next car will be a luxury
The average price of a new car is now $50,089. That puts in it CT’s 7.75% luxury tax category.
The Vernon grumble over rumble/mumble
There has been some grumbling in Vernon about rumble strips. But is there a quieter way to save lives?
When gasoline costs $10 a gallon
For decades we’ve lived (and driven) in denial, somehow assuming we have the “right” to cheap gas, and therefore, low-cost transportation.
student voice
It’s time to act on fossil fuels
Pipeline and compressor expansion projects pose undeniable risks to our health and safety. It’s time to speak out.
A beautiful and powerful movement against ICE
Danbury residents are demanding safety for everyone in their community. Danbury has the right to demand peace.
Immigration fear is reshaping patient trust inside CT hospitals
Among Connecticut residents who fear immigration enforcement, 14% have avoided medical care or know someone who has.
Recent Viewpoints
A self-defense instructor’s thoughts on the Cornell sexual assault case
I teach sexual assault prevention. And I’m going to tell you something most instructors won’t say out loud. There is no technique for this.
A move to gut Head Start standards
Speak up to oppose federal cuts on Head Start rules that will gut its standard of care.
A renewed plea to safeguard SNAP in the Farm Bill
Building a just food system requires community-rooted partnerships capable of system-wide thinking
We’re asking the right questions about CT education, but is it enough?
The question should not simply be whether Connecticut increases the ECS formula, but whether that reflects the actual cost of educating a child.
An unsentimental obituary for the CCSU polytechnic vanity project
Nothing says student-centered public education like fastening the university’s future to a possible extinction machine.
The numbers are in: EVs keep picking up steam in CT
The used electric vehicle market is actually hot, with sales of used EVs in July 10% higher than a year ago.
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