Steve Thornton has been an activist in Hartford since moving there in the 1970’s after graduating from the University of […]
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by Void Since the beginning of the current administration, we have witnessed an extraordinary restructuring of American governance in ways
by Pearson From the failed poisoned piña colada plan to the action movie shootout no one asked for, the White
By / February 20, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading / The Nutmeg Socialist, Electoral, political-educationBy Leo P. “We must recognize that we can’t solve our problem now until there is a radical redistribution of
By / June 26, 2024 / 8 minutes of reading / Housing Justice, News and Events, political-education, The Nutmeg SocialistThe term “social housing” has gained traction on the US Left today. Prominent political currents in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have become more comfortable using the term to gesture vaguely at some more just allocation of housing than what currently exists. For example, DSA’s “Building for Power” (B4P) campaign encourages DSA chapters to “…work with tenants and/or tenant unions as well as building trades unions to retrofit social or other tenant housing,” operating under the assumption that social housing is an existing thing that can be improved upon.
