In 2020, many people will be heading to the polls to help decide the direction of the United States. For people in Connecticut, and in seven other states, ballots may look a bit different, because these states use electoral fusion voting. This means that multiple political parties can run the same candidate for the same …
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Did you know that the first witch hanging in the United States happened in Connecticut? Alse Young (sometimes spelled “Alice” or “Achsah”) was executed on May 26, 1647 in the Colony of Connecticut - the first recorded one of its kind in the thirteen British colonies in North America. We spoke with Beth Caruso, a …
Continue reading The first witch-hanging in the U.S. was in Connecticut. That’s not all
Should plastic straws be banned? In municipalities across the United States and the world, single-use plastic straws have come under fire due to their impact on the environment. However, proposals to ban single-use plastic straws are also controversial and have criticized by people across the political spectrum. But what is frequently lost in this debate …
Have you heard what’s going on with the mayoral race in New Haven? Although incumbent Toni Harp lost the Democratic primary to Justin Elicker in September, her name is still on November’s ballot due to an endorsement from the Working Families Party (WFP). Despite Harp suspending her campaign last month, a group of her supporters …
Continue reading What’s happening with New Haven’s 2019 mayoral election?
Should unions be banned from using inflatable animals? A relatively new memo from the Trump administration’s National Labor Relations Board takes aim directly at inflatable animals used by labor unions in strike-related demonstrations. While the current NLRB argues that the inflatables are “coercive,” labor unions broadly disagree. What do you think? Extended interview with David …
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Do you believe in aliens? Michael Panicello, the state director of MUFON Connecticut, does. His group not only holds regular meetings, but also investigates alleged sightings of UFOs in Connecticut. So what does he think of recent news items related to aliens and UFOs? Does he find the "Storm Area 51" memes amusing? He sat …
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Last month, we announced that a podcast was in the works. Today we are proud to announce that the interseCTion audio podcast will start its debut on September 30 (See update below.) on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, and Patreon. The podcast itself will be a companion to the interseCTion videos that are uploaded each Wednesday. We’ll …
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In August 2019, we published a video mapping out all mass transit options available in Connecticut. Since then, we’ve heard from a number of great viewers with comments, questions, and constructive feedback. Rather than let these wonderful suggestions go unnoticed, we decided to update our video accordingly to better reflect the state of mass transit …
Continue reading Last month, we mapped all of Connecticut’s mass transit options. Here’s an update
Over the past decade or so, superhero films have been bringing in oodles of cash for Hollywood studios. Given that virtually all superhero films are inspired by comic books, has the “superhero trend” led to any uptick in business for local comic book shops? We talked to Scott Prentice, a long-time employee of A Hero’s …
Continue reading Superhero films break box office records. Have local comic book shops benefitted?
If you go to virtually any Connecticut-related message board and ask if you need a car in CT, the answer is usually an overwhelming “yes.” However, 77% of towns in the state have access to some form of mass transit. We decided to map out what this actually looks like. Even if these visual representations …
Continue reading Nearly 80% of Connecticut has access to mass transit. We mapped it out
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