Health & Wellness
Connecticut’s Incarcerated Population Needs a Comprehensive COVID-19 Response
If we have learned anything in the past two years, it should be that radical community care is the only thing that can help us in the fight against COVID-19.
The Baby Formula Crisis: When Necessities Become Commodities
Maybe it shouldn’t trouble us if a company that makes television sets or shoes or dish detergent is under a legal duty to put its profits ahead of everything else. But here, when it comes...
Don’t Look Away
The atrocity of May 24th has shocked me out of that complacency. At the time of writing this, 21 people were slaughtered in a school, including 19 children. I found out through text — I...
Standing Against Despair: UConn Researchers Take On Gun Violence
With gun violence again dominating the national discussion, UConn faculty members are at the forefront of doing the research and gathering the data needed to approach the issue differently, and to craft real solutions to...
Food Deserts Are Deliberate, But Black Farmers Are Fighting Back
Fresh, affordable food produced on local, Black-owned farms is one solution to the health inequities caused by segregation and racist grocery practices.
Other Voices Matter More
My last column on gun control has me thinking, “What is my responsibility as a writer to respect the people affected by the topics I write about?”
