Art Perlo

Art Perlo lives in New Haven, Conn., where he is active in labor and community struggles. He does research and writing on economic issues in Connecticut, including work with the Coaltion to End Child Poverty in Connecticut which helped pave the way for the movement for progressive tax reform in the state. He writes on national economic issues for the People's World, and is a member of the CPUSA Economic Commission.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Art Perlo

Opinion

Making a judgment on the tax deal
December 8, 2010 By Art Perlo
Looking beneath the furor: what progressives should keep in mind about the tax and unemployment insurance deal.
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Labor

Picket line chants tell worker’s stories
November 17, 2010 By Art Perlo
Health care workers at four Spectrum nursing homes in Connecticut who have been on strike since April 15 hold a rally.
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Opinion

The deficit trap
November 16, 2010 By Art Perlo
The deficit commission report is a poisonous prescription, likely to kill the patient while attempting to cure the symptom - budget deficit.
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Opinion

Unemployed workers face the Grinch
October 27, 2010 By Art Perlo
As the holiday season approaches, it's Grinch time for unemployed workers and their families, thanks to congressional Republicans.
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Opinion

People before Profits: Sound bites about jobs
October 14, 2010 By Art Perlo
The Republicans are fond of saying that small business creates 70 percent of all jobs. They don't tell you that small business is also responsible for 70 percent of all layoffs. That's the nature of small...
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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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