January 21, 2012
Redrawing the Lines on Redistricting
With Connecticut’s redistricting process concluded, it is clear that it needs overhauled. The gerrymandered Congressional districts drawn in 2001 to protect incumbents were left unchanged. With an evolving American economy, our society will depend on effective leadership to implement public policies that meet new challenges. The status quo is not good enough and the process needs big reform.
» Read MoreDeal or No Deal on Education Reform
In an economy increasingly defined by the substitution of labor with capital, the future of the labor force will be principally defined by being smarter, faster, and more willing to embrace change than the competition. Put more simply, the quality of our education will determine how prosperous we are both as individuals and as a society.
» Read MoreUConn Tuition Hikes Reveal Disconnect
The structure of the American economy is changing. The industrial-manufacturing base that defined Post-World War II America is steadily giving way to an information-technology economy that is more dynamic than any other in the history of mankind. The defining principle of this shift is the substitution of labor with capital and its hallmarks are the [...]
» Read MoreLooking for Lessons in Airport Snowstorm Fiasco
They weren’t supposed to be here, but for hundreds of people traveling on Saturday, Oct. 29, that’s where they ended up. Twenty-eight flights were diverted to Hartford/Springfield’s Bradley International Airport that day, straining the airport’s capacity to the brink just as a historic snowstorm arrived in the area. Many passengers were stranded on the tarmac [...]
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