Goldstein in Huffington Post, North in Hartford Business Journal, Giannaros on NECN, Black in The Republican

Posted  1/27/2010
Submitted by   Meagan Fazio
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Warren Goldstein, chair of the History Department, A&S, wrote a piece that ran in the Huffington Post on Jan. 21. Goldstein wrote about the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning restrictions on political spending by corporations, unions and other organizations. Goldstein wrote: "[The Court} has once again delivered American politics to the wealthiest among us. Most mainstream media reporting seems to think that since labor unions will also be covered by the decision, that it is somehow even handed. Hello? Which labor union is it that has the cash to compete with the insurance industry?" Read the rest of the piece on huffingtonpost.com.

John North, assistant director for dance at The Hartt Community Division, was featured in the Hartford Business Journal's "Fresh Faces" column on Jan. 25. "It's a nice fit for me to be in this environment," North said about his new position. "I've been in so many different worlds but they're all connected." Read the story on hartfordbusiness.com.

Demetrios Giannaros, professor of economics in the Barney School of Business, was interviewed on Tuesday, Jan. 26, for a story on New England Cable News (NECN) about the announcement by President Obama that he intends to seek a three-year freeze on some federal government spending. Read a transcript of the story on necn.com.

Tim Black, associate professor of sociology and director of the University's Center for Social Research, was profiled in The Republican of Springfield, Mass., on Jan 24. Black talked about his book, When a Heart Turns Rock Solid, which describes the lives of three Puerto Rican brothers from Springfield over a 19-year period. "The (Rivera) family is a prism through which to see the world," Black said. "It's hard to think of it as a study. It's more of a journey they took me on. When I started, I had no idea it would take me where it took me." Read the article on masslive.com.