New research from Kauffman Foundation finds new businesses account for a greater share of new job creation than firms over five years old. An estimated 20% of all new jobs come from new firms. An estimated 1.5 million jobs over…
Read MoreWatch a pregnant woman at a cocktail party sip a glass of wine. You will see lots of scowls and looks of disapproval. Even if this is the only glass of wine this woman has had in the last month…
Read MoreNon-GAAP reporting, financial reporting that doesn’t conform to generally accepted accounting principles, is finally being addressed by SEC Chair, Mary Jo White. At the recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, White questioned whether companies have “gone overboard” with Non-GAAP…
Read MoreIn 2010, the Supreme Court decision, Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, gave corporations some of the same free speech protections as people. The decision teetered on the question of whether corporations were protected under the First Amendment to express…
Read MoreThe Aspen Institute reports that in youth sports girls’ participation rates are 6% lower than for boys. Not surprisingly, the gap grows in adulthood. 35% of men say they play sports, while only 16% of women do. Passage of Title…
Read MoreMost people know little to nothing about if and how prisoners receive healthcare. Some might question whether prisoners even deserve healthcare. So thankfully we have the rule of law to inform our decisions. In 1976 the Supreme Court ruled (Estelle…
Read MoreNYT recently reported on a new report from Brookings & the American Enterprise Institute on ending poverty. New reports on poverty come out all the time with little fanfare, but this one is different. The working group of authors come…
Read More38% of CUNY students live in a household with an income of less than $20,000. 42.2% of CUNY students are the first in their family to go to college. CUNY and other public universities, play a distinct role in advancing…
Read MoreRisk Management’s take on income inequality is a must-read for risk managers. It is also a sign that income inequality is close to hitting home for corporate America. January 1, 2017 ushers in new SEC rules for public companies, mandating…
Read MoreSunny California boasts the top five colleges doing the most for low-income students according to the NYT’s College Access Index. The index is based on the share of students who receive Pell grants, the graduation rates of those students, and…
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