Art Perlo

Art Perlo lived in New Haven, Conn., where he was active in labor and community struggles. He did research and writing on economic issues in Connecticut, including work with the Coalition to End Child Poverty in Connecticut which helped pave the way for the movement for progressive tax reform in the state. He wrote on national economic issues for the People's World and was a member of the CPUSA Economic Commission.      


LATEST ARTICLES BY Art Perlo

  • U.S.
    Tax attacks

    Tax attacks

    April 10, 2003 By Art Perlo

    April 15, the deadline for filing federal income tax returns, has arrived again. Where do your income tax dollars go?

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  • U.S.
    The cloud on Bushs horizon

    The cloud on Bushs horizon

    March 27, 2003 By Art Perlo

    George W. Bush’s campaign of shock and awe is aimed at the entire world, not only at the cities of Iraq. But as he moves toward the title of Supreme Overlord of the Known Universe, Bush...

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  • Labor
    Snapshots from the picket line

    Snapshots from the picket line

    March 14, 2003 By Art Perlo

    NEW HAVEN – Nearly 5,000 workers are back on the job and negotiations have resumed at Yale University after a history-making five-day strike.

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  • PrintEditions
    Not getting by in America

    Not getting by in America

    October 18, 2002 By Art Perlo

    The bottom line – you can’t get by on $6 or $7 an hour. Millions of Americans fall under that bottom line, and they aren’t getting by.

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