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REACTIVATED IN CT

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Sun Apr 22, 2012, 03:36 PM Apr 2012

OccupyShoreLine Lecture/discussion series Sunday 5/6 in Branford

Equal Justice Under the Law:

Do We Still Honor the American Dream?

Sponsored by the

League of Women Voters of East Shore

in collaboration with the lecture series

“Money, Power, and Politics.”

Politicians argue about regulation vs. liberty

but rarely address voters’ concerns about justice and morality.

The audience will discuss and debate how well or poorly

state and federal law enforcement keep

the Founders’ promise of equal justice for all.



Excerpts from the following will be discussed by the audience:

· Graham Greene: “Our Man in Havana” (1958 novel)

· Glenn Greenwald: “With Liberty and Justice for Some”

· Joe Nocera, NY Times Op-Ed: Could We Reduce Serious Financial Crime by Jailing Culpable CEO’s?

· Michelle Alexander: “The New Jim Crow” – How the Failed War on Drugs has kept 30% of Young Black Men from Voting.

· Matt Baitti: “Grift-opia” How Middle Class Social Security Taxes Have Been Used to Reduce Top Bracket Income Taxes



Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 2:O0 PM

Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main St., Branford (I-95 Exit 54)

For more information, call 203-457-9888


Next scheduled talk in the Money, Power, and Politics series: Ian Ayers, Professor of Law and Management, Yale University: Carrots and Sticks. The Power of Reward and Punishment in Modifying Behavior.

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