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

Opinion

America Speaks: Hijacking democracy
June 28, 2010 By Art Perlo
On Saturday, America spoke clearly: Tax the rich! Cut the military budget! Tax Wall Street!
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Opinion

Behind the employment headlines
June 4, 2010 By Art Perlo
Today's business reports will headline a 431,000 growth in employment during May - but there's one little problem: nearly all were temporary Census jobs.
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Labor

Hartford workers win back pay
June 2, 2010 By Art Perlo
Ten years after being locked out by their employer, union workers at Avery Heights Nursing Home began receiving checks totaling $2.55 million in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) settlement. The case has important implications for...
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Opinion

Double dip danger
March 15, 2010 By Art Perlo
What does the economic future hold? The commentators in business media are like fortune tellers, reading the future in a bunch of soggy tea leaves. Fewer jobs lost than expected in February? The economy must be...
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Opinion

Snow job
February 23, 2010 By Art Perlo
People Before Profits columnist says it's not a jobs bill, it's a snow job.
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U.S.

Supreme Court goes for ‘One dollar, one vote’
January 22, 2010 By Art Perlo
The court's ruling allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts to support or oppose political candidates, leaving unions in the dust.
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Opinion

Federal aid needed to save jobs and vital services
January 14, 2010 By Art Perlo
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- In Connecticut, jobless workers were unable to file for unemployment benefits because the phone lines were overwhelmed.
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U.S.

Health care fight heats up in West Hartford
September 13, 2009 By Art Perlo
On September 2, over 600 health care supporters turned out at a forum in West Hartford, CT conducted by Rep. John Larson. Larson is Chair of the House Democratic Caucus and a supporter of health care.
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