Economic Democracy Is the Only Practical Cure for Our Crises

Capitalist property relations, whose basic feature is the private control of the investment function in…

How to Think About Falling Birth Rates

In April 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the general fertility…

AI Aspirations Drive Hartford’s Innovation Funding Bid

In the late 19th century, Hartford built a cutting-edge reputation in manufacturing becoming one of…

How Financial Activism Can Help Build a Gender-Equitable Economy

By 2030, women are expected to control $34 trillion of U.S. financial assets, a three-fold increase in…

What Will it Take to Grow Renter Wealth?

The ability to build personal wealth—defined as one’s savings and assets minus debts—is a central…

Governor Lamont, Congressional Delegation Announce Connecticut Receiving $11.6 Million to Expand Service on the Hartford Line

Governor Ned Lamont and the members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation today announced that the Federal…

This is Some of What We Must do to Reform Our Dysfunctional Healthcare System

Over the past year, I’ve had the privilege of serving as chair of the US…

Bond Commission Approves $50 Million Investment to Boost Middle-Income Housing Through Build for CT Program

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) is pleased to announce that the State Bond Commission…

For CT’s Fiscal Rules to Work, We Need to Responsibly Modify Them

In 2017, Connecticut was at a crossroads: faced with years of deficits, tax increases, and…

Reckoning With the History of Community Development

If we're going to achieve community development that is actually anti-racist, a baseline understanding of…

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