A variety of news topics of interest to progressive thinkers in Connecticut
State OT spending continues downward slide PATRICIA DADDONA – July 11 – Hartford Business Journal — Connecticut’s state government reduced overtime spending by 6.7 percent in fiscal 2017, according to the nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis. The OFA report released Tuesday…
Pope Francis’ Union Message Published July 8th, 2017 – BENJAMIN SACHS Pope Francis delivered an address to the Confederation of Trade Unions in Italy (CISL), and his message is a compelling one. It can be read in its entirety here. For me,…
Side hustles are the new norm. Here’s how much they really pay –By Abha Bhattarai July 3, Washington Post– Nearly 1 in 4 Americans now earns money through a side-gig like Uber, Lyft or Airbnb. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) The “gig economy,”…
Austerity is the wrong medicine for Connecticut –July 02. 2017 — Op-Ed– By: Bilal Dabir Sekou — More than nine years after the start of the 2007-09 Great Recession, the U.S. economy is not working for most Americans. The recovery…
Raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2024 would lift wages for 41 million American workers By David Cooper • April 26, 2017 — Economic Policy Institute Introduction and executive summary The federal minimum wage was established in 1938, as…
These 10 New CT Laws Could Change Your Life Starting July 1 As of July 1, 2017 there are a number of new laws taking effect in Connecticut. Find out which ones could have an impact on your life. –By…
Beer prices in Connecticut among the lowest in the nation A data analysis determined the average price for a 24-pack of beer in Connecticut is $15.96. — By Phil Hall — June 29, 2017 — Westfaironline.com Connecticut beer drinkers have something worth…
No Revenue + Program Cuts for CT Budget Will Make You Cry – Here’s Why: People will die – Cuts to social service programs and medical services mean health care will be harder to get for: A. People with disabilities,…
Old Criticisms, New Threats Professors are often lightning rods, but many see a new menace to academic freedom in recent physical threats against faculty members who speak out on race and other issues. Colleen Flaherty–June 26, 2017 — Inside Higher…
Agents of Inequality: How Wealth Managers to the Super-Rich Undermine Society and What We Can Do About It An expert on their secretive world explains how these shadowy practitioners of financial trickery help facilitate widespread tax evasion—and undermine democratic government….