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November 13, 2009
Eminent Domain Outrage in Connecticut: Pharmaceutical Giant Pfizer To Leave New London, Site Of Major Housing Battle
Democracy Now!
Here's a must-watch segment from Democracy Now! on the decision this week by Pfizer to abandon New London, which seized land to build an office park around the company's headquarters, giving rise to the landmark Supreme Court case of Kelo vs. New London.
Homeowners in New London, Connecticut took on the city’s leaders after they announced plans to condemn all of the homes in one neighborhood to make way for a private development project for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. The city said it would bring in thousands of jobs. After a 2005 Supreme Court ruling against the homeowners, the entire neighborhood was bulldozed. This week Pfizer announced it is shutting down its research center.
Juan Gonzalez raises the issue of Atlantic Yards at approximately the 21:30 mark.
Posted by eric at November 13, 2009 11:23 AM