Art Perlo
LATEST ARTICLES BY Art Perlo
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Labor
Yale workers and community join in common struggles
June 1, 2021Workers at Yale and their communities fight their way back from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Opinion
Tediously analyzing Biden won’t get us far; it’s time to mobilize and organize
September 21, 2020To influence the direction of development after the election, activists need to be mobilizing voters and organizing right now, not spending endless time picking apart the Biden-Harris record. "Told you so" politics isn't going to convince...
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Politics
If government asks for a COVID-19 war economy, let’s do it right
April 3, 2020What are some lessons for today from World War II? Look to FDR.
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U.S.
Students rally against detention of classmate by ICE
October 23, 2019Students at Wilbur Cross High School got a civics lesson that may be more valuable than a year in the classroom.
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World
Who really threatens world oil supplies?
October 2, 2019Since World War II, oil has been one of the main levers of U.S. foreign policy—not in the interests of the people of this country, but for the profits of the transnational companies and Wall Street...
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Labor
Stop & Shop strikers get boost from AFL-CIO head Richard Trumka
April 18, 2019At Stop & Shop locations across New England, parking lots are empty and stores are like ghost towns. The workers are winning.
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Politics
A quiet Wall Street coup d’état pulled off in Connecticut
January 29, 2018The most immediate priority is to urge the repeal of the bond lock, before it goes into effect in May.
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U.S.
Summer jobs are one way to stem youth violence
August 16, 2017“14-year-old boy killed by gunfire.” “Youth employment program hit by state funding cuts.” These headlines are not separate stories.
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