18-34 year old women will change the world. I instinctively know this. Why? Because they think in ways feminists of my generation and generations past can’t. Perfect example. Ask them who today’s feminists are? Beyonce, Carly Fiorina, Jennifer Lawrence, Sheryl…
Read MoreLast week Goldman Sachs entered the territory of the surreal. Analyzing profit margins, Goldman observed, in a period of below-trend global growth, weak demand, and industrial overcapacity, margins should revert to the mean and come down. But what if they…
Read MoreWhat were you doing in 1982? E.T. was the #1 movie at the box office, Olivia Newton-John had the #1 billboard song, “Physical,” and My Little Pony was the #1 Christmas gift. Looking back, we were all clueless. For in…
Read MoreIn a January 25th Washington Post editorial announcing the end of solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prison, President Obama only needed to mention one name: Kalief Browder. In 2010 this 16-year old from the Bronx was accused of stealing…
Read MoreNot many people know the root of NYC’s nickname, Gotham. Writer, Washington Irving, christened NYC Gotham after the English village where residents pretended to be mad in hopes of preventing the King from living there (and raising their taxes). Today…
Read More9 miles apart, Tribeca and Central Harlem might as well be continents away. These two, iconic NYC neighborhoods house some of the city’s most cherished monuments; the Apollo Theater, the World Trade Center memorial, Abyssinian Baptist Church, Wall Street. But…
Read MoreLack of spending on infrastructure projects by state and local governments threatens us all. According to Vice, “spending on infrastructure is at its lowest since 1947.” In its latest assessment of the country’s infrastructure, the American Society for Civil Engineers…
Read More44% of U.S. workers still lack unpaid leave according to Bloomberg. Unlike countries in the EU, U.S. federal law does not require private employers to provide any paid family leave. Some U.S. companies use parental leave as a way to…
Read More94,103,000 million people in the U.S. were not participating in the labor force in December according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The U.S. is currently experiencing the lowest labor participation rate in 38 years; 62.4%. While the unemployment rate…
Read More5 million children, or roughly 7% of all children living in the U.S., have a parent who is or was previously incarcerated, according to a new study by Child Trends. Outcomes for children with parents involved in the criminal justice…
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