Joelle Fishman
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joelle Fishman
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CT working families defeat Linda’s lies
November 12, 2012Connecticut voters smacked down tea party Republican Linda McMahon on Election Day and chose Rep. Chris Murphy to be their new U.S. Senator.
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Connecticut artists urge voters to come out
October 25, 2012As Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z and Beyonce campaign for Barack Obama in swing states, Connecticut performing and visual artists are reaching out to voters here.
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Health care workers campaign In New Hampshire
October 17, 2012Determined to re-elect President Barack Obama, health care workers from across Connecticut took a break from their own close senate race.
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Protesters slam Linda McMahon’s call to “sunset” Social Security, Medicare
October 3, 2012
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An election for the many or the few?
September 19, 2012Will the choice be in favor of the interests of the 1% at the peril of everyone else? Or will our country come together and represent the needs of the majority?
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Rural America wants four more years
September 10, 2012"Republicans know their hold on the country depends on keeping some voters out of the voting place," said Boyd Richie, former chair of the Texas Democratic Party.
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“Ground game” of historic proportions launched at DNC in Charlotte
September 4, 2012"Fired up -- Ready to go," was the enthusiastic chant at overflow caucus meetings of youth, African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) delegates on the eve of the opening of the Democratic convention.
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Vote in solidarity with Congress Hotel strikers
August 31, 2012While watching Romney's speech at the RNC, I couldn't help but think of the courageous members of UNITE HERE Local 1. For nine years they have been on the longest hotel strike in U.S. history.
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