February’s Skeptics in the Pub will be at the Scotch and Sirloin in Dewitt. We’ll be getting together in the bar side (S2 Bistro) of the restaurant at 6pm. Come join us for an evening of drinks and casual conversation.
Scotch ‘N Sirloin
3687 Erie Blvd E.
Syracuse, New York 13214
David Cay Johnston, “The Fine Print: Your Pay Shrinks as Monopolies Prosper”
Monday, January 14, 2013, 7 PM
DeWitt Library at Shoppingtown Mall
Please note that this talk will occur on Monday instead of Wednesday.
We are happy to welcome back Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist.
The talk
The average income of the bottom 90 percent of Americans has fallen back to the level of 1966 while the top 1 percent of the top 1 percent has seen their incomes grow more than five fold. David Cay Johnston will explain how government policies make this happen while destroying jobs, fostering monopolies, and risking massive disasters from crumbling pipelines, bridges and dams.
The speaker
David Cay Boyle Johnston is an American investigative journalist and author, a specialist in economics and tax issues, and winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting.
Since 2009 he has been a distinguished visiting lecturer who teaches the tax, property and regulatory law of the ancient world at Syracuse University College of Law and Whitman School of Management.
From July 2011 until September 2012 he was a columnist for Reuters, writing, and producing video commentaries, on worldwide issues of tax, accounting, economics, public finance and business. Johnston has been board president of Investigative Reporters and Editors since June 2012.
It’s almost time for the annual CNY Skeptics Solstice Party. Our hosts are the always gracious Bryce and Judy Hand. The date of the party is December 21, and the time is 6 pm.
The Hands will provide turkey and stuffing, a vegetarian dish, and hot spiced cider. The rest is up to you. Email the Hands with your dinner contribution.
The menu so far:
Appetizers
Deviled Eggs
Rye Boat & Dip
Taco dip
Stuffed Olives
Main Course
Turkey and stuffing
Veggie curry or chili
Veggies & Salads
Scalloped Potatoes
Squash
Indian Dish
Cabbage Salad
Desserts
Cookies
Bryce and Judy Hand
132 Lynn Circle
Syracuse, NY 13205
CNY Skeptics turns ten this spring! We will have pizza, drinks, and birthday cake. Please come by and help us celebrate.
Come hang out with Central New York Skeptics at Al’s in Armory Square. Larry Slosberg is the organizer of this event.