July 18, 1993 Connecticut faces two intersecting economic crises. The first is the long-term concentration of poverty in many of the state’s urban and rural areas. The second is the sharp military spending cuts and national and worldwide recession. Both have been accompanied by a reduction in lending and investment- a withdrawal of… Read More »
A PLAN TO REBUILD CONNECTICUT AND STIMULATE THE ECONOMY
April 30, 1992 The Hartford Courant Connecticut has lost more than 155,000 jobs in the past three years- nearly 10 percent of all jobs in the state. Huge further losses in defense, aerospace and insurance still lie ahead. No doubt that’s why state officials have proposed a $1 billion program- the largest in the… Read More »
BUILDING BRIDGES: QUOTES ABOUT THE BOOK
November 12, 1990 “A splendid collection of essays on the immensely creative labor-community alliances that flourished in the 1980s. . . one of the best practical how-to organizing manuals around. All the case studies are painstakingly realistic about the nuts, bolts and difficulties. . . the editors take economic democracy seriously; that’s what makes their… Read More »
THE GREAT TIME SQUEEZE
October 12, 1990 By Tim Costello & Jeremy Brecher It’s been a great deal for employers. Since 1973, real weekly wages have fallen by 15 percent, and to compensate, American families today are working between one and two days a week more, just to maintain the same family incomes they had in 1973…. Read More »