I didn’t cry on the way home, but I did say to my colleagues, “We have to start over.”
Opinion
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Thank you for disagreeing
Maybe it’s time we examined our personal contributions to the health of our democracy more closely.
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Speed dating to the ballot box
Conventional political debates don’t tell us much about the candidates. But there is another way we can get up-close and personal.
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On Labor Day: ‘Unloved, overworked, underpaid’ but fighting back
No matter what the surveys and studies show, the best way to judge workers’ well-being is to watch what they do.
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Labor Day message: Every employee has a right to safe working conditions
As we mark another Labor Day, we encourage employers to commit to making safety and health a bedrock value at work.
Posted inTalking Transportation
Don’t buy American?
Now that many cities are in the market for new subways, trolleys and commuter trains, there are only overseas firms to turn to.
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TIAA must stop funding fossil fuels and climate destruction
Retirement manager TIAA has investments in companies that are fueling climate disaster. It must stop using our money to undermine our future.
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What happened to the durable Dem majority?
Maybe we should unplug the Democratic Party, plug it back in, and see if the little light comes on. Is there current to that outlet?
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Partisanship over immigration detention needs to end
People taken into detention often suffer dehumanizing conditions. The system is cruel and unnecessary to enforce our immigration laws.
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CT can ditch car-centric transit by adopting Stockholm’s system
A Stockholm-like approach of grafting new infrastructure onto the existing car infrastructure would help change CT’s transit culture.
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New study illuminates use of telehealth in Connecticut
In Connecticut, patients who used telehealth were more likely to be hospitalized and have emergency room visits than patients who used only in-office care.
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Collaboration is key in advancing CT’s healthcare affordability
If Connecticut wants to make healthcare more affordable, everyone must work together to slow the rate of cost growth.
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The Panama Canal is running out of water
More than 70% of the cargo from the Panama Canal is headed for the U.S. Water shortages in the canal will mean more expensive imports.
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Connecticut’s rat infestation
‘Rats’ purposely avoid public participation and are one of the biggest affronts to democracy in our state.
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Marching to stop new fossil fuel projects
We need to end fossil fuels to keep rising sea levels from washing over our Connecticut shoreline, to keep heat waves and flooding due to heavy rainfall from getting even worse…,