Barrett to Daily Beast, Robbins aims at the rich

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Azi Paybarah
The Empire | Mar 29, 2012

Jeremy Peters has the story about Barrett's new job. He was let go from the Village Voice because of budgetary reasons. In a sign of solidarity, colleague Tom Robbins said at the time he'd leave the paper too.

Speaking on New York 1 on Friday, Robbins said his last column for the Voice will be about the millionaire's tax debate brewing in Albany.

The topic is classic Robbins: the middle class and poor fighting against the rich through the sometimes comically arcane world of politics.

It has not yet been announced which news outlet will snatch up Robbins.

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