OP-ED
Politics get in the way of health-care fixes
When it comes to healthcare, the perfect remains the enemy of the good, as illustrated by Sen. Warren's recent vote.
Reparations: It's time to speak up, and it's OK to be angry
It's important to remember that slavery was not just the theft of labor but the theft of black women's sexual autonomy.
Kamala Harris wants to ‘prosecute the case’ against Trump. What does that mean?
What will Harris do if she continues to talk about prosecuting Trump, either literally or figuratively, and supporters in the audience start chanting: “Lock him up!”?
What I'm looking for in Democratic debates
Some say Democrats jneed someone who can defeat President Trump; others, someone who is inspirational; and still others,someone with big ideas. I'm looking for a candidate who can do all of that.
GUEST OPINIONS
Mystic development plans should align with existing zoning
Seaport Marine is not a neighborhood. It is a business. This marine business property should be rebuilt under the existing Marine Commercial zoning
Environmental partnership helps improve access to health care in eastern Connecticut
Former Triangle Wire plant became a United Community and Family Services facility after brownfields cleanup.
It's not just your fault that you eat so much sugar
The market is full of oversweetened foods.A study designed to measure people's reactions to bitterness found that they rarely complained about something being bitter or salty -- the primary complaint was that foods were too sweet.
Dodging a constitutional crisis with the census
It is important to understand just what a radical course of action the administration was flirting with.
I want more immigrants - and a citizenship question
Canada and Australia let in high percentages of legal immigrants and take tough stances in controlling their borders. Both countries ask about citizenship on their censuses.
Student has fond memories of teacher now caught up in controversy
I strongly believe Mr. Chokas had only the best intentions for the students for which he cared so dearly.
Aid-in-dying laws gain momentum
I urge the lawmakers in Connecticut and every state to let the evidence and data guide policy making and authorize this compassionate option without further delay.
Who needs state-controlled media? Trump has Fox’s Tucker Carlson
In Carlson's formulation, any criticism of Trump's diplomacy equates to advocacy of a nightmare war with North Korea.
Our politics is in a partisan death spiral. That's why I'm leaving the GOP
The two-party system has evolved into an existential threat to American principles and institutions.
Political paralysis puts institutions that protect freedom at risk
We should keep working to maintain and expand freedom and the maximization of human potential that freedom can make possible.
