CT law imposes an arbitrary deadline that ignores everything we know about how children survive sexual abuse.
Opinion
Public higher education is the people’s business
Transparency and accountability have long been the hallmarks of government and should be of the state’s flagship university as well.
Pet stores and rescues are not enemies
The choice Connecticut is being asked to make, between pet stores and animal welfare, is based on a falsehood.
Strengthen CT’s mental health crisis response
Every person experiencing a psychiatric crisis deserves care that preserves dignity, prioritizes safety, and connects them with the treatment they need.
The zombie apocalypse is already here
The phones are like alien facehuggers, devouring all attention.
A lesson from Michigan about antisemitism
Of all the Trump-era falseisms– global warming is a hoax, non-citizens vote in America, tariffs are paid by foreign countries– one of the most toxic is that Judaism equals Israel.
The likes of which we have seen before
If words won wars, then the braggadocio spewed by President Trump and his so-called Secretary of War would have won wars “the likes of which the world has never seen.”
A single word is putting CT homes at risk
CT’s rules governing how furnaces and water heaters are vented have a loophole that could jeopardize a home’s safety.
SB 365: Put Buprenorphine in emergency departments
I wish we didn’t need a law to get doctors to treat opioid use disorder like any other emergency, But this bill is a step in the right direction.
CT should act to limit NDAs that silence victims
NDAs have notoriously been used by the rich and powerful to silence their victims into submission: Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Vince McMahon.
Why Danbury’s homeless deserve more help
As one of the country’s wealthiest states, Connecticut should do all it can to keep people from living in the streets.
Will higher gas prices help mass transit?
In 2008, CT commuters did the math and decided the train beat sitting on I-95 burning $4 gas.
But these days gasoline is not the main cost of driving.
Take action now to save our democracy
Our democracy is on life support. It will not survive without the First Amendment, a functional Congress, a justice system we can trust.
Long Covid vs UConn’s GA health insurance
UConn’s proposed increases to the health insurance premiums would contribute to health disparities, and make healthcare even less accessible than it is now.
Don’t let global oil shocks mask the truth about CT’s Climate Superfund Act
We can either continue to let the taxpayers foot the bill for climate disasters, or we can demand that the companies who profited from the crisis finally pay their fair share.

