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 The Race to the Bottom - IPSThe Race to the BottomThe American middle class isn't the envy of the world anymore.By William A. CollinsLabor hadIts happy day;Now that timeHas flown away.Is the love of money the root of all evil? OK, so Jesus may have played down bigotry and megalomania when he said that, but overall … Continue reading The Race to the Bottom – August 27th Post From Other Words

NEW BRITAIN - Another Wednesday night. Another evening with a packed house for jazz and dancing at the West Main Street McDonald's in New Britain for seniors who turn the fast food restaurant into a night club every week.Shortly after 7 p.m. Sam Kimball and musician friends, including members of The Rockin' Heartbeats, started up … Continue reading Campaign Stop: Cong. Murphy at Mickey D’s Jazz Night in Hard Hittin’:

A tradition for New Britain Democrats continues...posted from http://www.newbritaindemocrat.org Politics and traditional Southern cuisine were on the agenda at the annual Soul Food Fest sponsored by the New Britain Black Democratic Club on Saturday, August 18th at the Pride of Connecticut Lodge of Elks in New Britain. Club and DTC members also extended birthday wishes to … Continue reading Good Food and Politics: NB Black Democratic Club Hosts Soul Food Fest

Marching Toward Greater InequalityThe world's super rich, according to a new report, are squirreling away phenomenal quantities of their cash in secret tax havens.By Sam PizzigatiAre America's rich getting richer? Certainly. Every official yardstick shows that America's most affluent are upping their incomes much faster than everyone else.How fast? Between 1980 and 2010, note economists Emmanuel Saez and … Continue reading Other Words On Tax Dodgers: Mitt Romney Is Not Alone

In another blow to the readers and remaining journalists of the nation's oldest continuously published newspaper, the Hartford Courant may be tapping into Journatic -- a faux news gathering operation that relies on the outsourcing of local news coverage involving low-wage news writers half way round the world.According to Free Press and the Free Press … Continue reading When Local News Isn’t Local: Is Courant Coverage outsourced to Philippines?

Today's 5-4 Supreme Court decision validating the Affordable Care Act (ACA) staved off a right-wing rear guard action to upend the law. John Roberts, making the right decision for the wrong reason, essentially saved the Supreme Court's credibility for preserving constitutional law and common sense.At its best the law is a modest reform that is … Continue reading SCOTUS Upholds ACA And Ted Kennedy’s Goal

"Developing Connecticut's Transit Future: Strategic Placemaking and Economic Opportunity" is the topic at a free forum to be held June 15th at The Lyceum in Hartford to begin at 8:30 a.m.The Partnership for Strong Communities is hosting this discussion of the potential benefits of public transit at a propitious time for New Britain. It'll raise … Continue reading Partnership For Strong Communities’ June 15th Forum Focuses On Public Transit Benefits For City

The best opportunity for residents to weigh in on New Britain government spending will be today at 7 p.m. at the Louis P. Slade Middle School when the Common Council conducts a hearing before setting the budget for the year that begins on July 1.The Common Council's annual hearing on the municipal budget comes amid … Continue reading City Budget Hearing Today, 5/17, at Slade