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January 19, 2008
The "Free Lunch" for sports team owners and the starving of parks
Atlantic Yards Report
In an interview yesterday on Democracy Now, New York Times writer David Cay Johnston described the country's subsidies for sports teams--though he didn't mention the Nets/Atlantic Yards--that he criticizes in his new book, Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (And Stick You with the Bill).
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NoLandGrab: AYR offers a transcription as well as descriptions of how other arena subsidies and parkland compare to Atlantic Yards.
Posted by amy at January 19, 2008 12:02 PM