March 12, 1996 The right’s enormous Success in framing the American public debate is based not just on isolated issues, but on in overall definition of what the debate is about. The purpose of this guide is to suggest ways that progressive community-based advocacy groups can reframe the right’s definition of the debate-ways that… Read More »
A NEW LABOR MOVEMENT IN THE SHELL OF THE OLD?
March 1, 1996 by Tim Costello and Jeremy Brecher Labor Research Review #24: PART I: THE POLITICS OF REFORM PART II: THE FUTURE OF THE REFORM AGENDA JOHN SWEENEY RESPONDS RON CAREY RESPONDS JANE SLAUGHTER RESPONDS PART I: THE POLITICS OF REFORM A lot has changed since the formation of the AFL-CIO 40… Read More »
SMALL CAN BE STRONG
February 20, 1994 As Connecticut’s economy stagnates, proposals proliferate for casinos, sports arenas, malls, fantasy theme parks, giveaways to lure out-of-state companies and contracts for just one more militarily-useless weapons system. The Land of Steady Habits is in danger of becoming the land of the quick fix. The new global economy pushes us toward… Read More »
HOW TO GROW THE ECONOMY
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 »