UAW’s Tony Bracha Fondly Remembered in Courant "Extraordinary Lives" story

Social programs such as health insurance and benefits for the unemployed have been much in the news this year amid the threat of filibuster and flat-out obstruction by Republicans and their special interest friends.At times like these it's good to remember the men and women of labor in post WW II New Britain who organized … Continue reading UAW’s Tony Bracha Fondly Remembered in Courant "Extraordinary Lives" story

Dodd: If You Have The Right To A Lawyer, You Should Have The Right To A Doctor

Since President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act,  Chris Dodd, the senior Connecticut senator not seeking re-election, has been talking up the legislation as a landmark law that honors the memory of his late colleague, Ted Kennedy.  He did so repeatedly  in Connecticut this … Continue reading Dodd: If You Have The Right To A Lawyer, You Should Have The Right To A Doctor