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Hobby Lobby Decision Reflects Supreme Court’s Special Treatment of Pro-Life Views
June 30, 2014 | Eric ShapiroToday, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Hobby Lobby vs Sebelius that “pro-life” business owners may abstain from covering women’s contraceptives that violate their religious beliefs. This is not only a major blow to women’s rights, but also … Read More
Why Eric Cantor’s Stunning Defeat is a Major Victory for the Tea Party
June 11, 2014 | Eric ShapiroMere hours after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s stunning loss to economics professor David Brat in Virginia’s 7th district, the GOP establishment got to work trying to spin the resounding defeat in their favor. Their goal: to convince everyone that … Read More
Scabby the Rat Protests Workers’ Mistreatment at Darden’s Olive Garden
May 29, 2014 | Eric ShapiroIn a time of ever-growing inequality, labor unions are one of the last lines of defense against mistreatment of workers by businesses large and small. This is the case even in liberal havens like New York City, home to powerful … Read More
Selfie Challenge–Giant Lunch Bag in Flatiron Public Plaza North Reminds us to Fight Hunger
May 12, 2014 | Tod ShapiroBy Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
Yes, that is a giant brown paper lunch bag staring you in the face on your Monday lunch hour in the Flatiron Public Plaza North. The worthy folks at City … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Revolution Books Hosts Lewis Lapham, Andy Zee Conversation
May 10, 2014 | Eric ShapiroAnyone with the least bit of interest in the written word is no doubt aware that bookstores are in a desperate fight against extinction. Amazon, combined with the invention and rapid spread of tablets, have made it easier than ever … Read More
NBA Comm. Adam Silver Bans Donald Sterling, Shines Spotlight on Us
April 29, 2014 | Eric ShapiroDonald Sterling just got served. NBA commissioner Adam Silver dropped an atom bomb on the disgraced owner of the Los Angeles Clippers when he announced that he would be fined 2.5 million dollars and banned for life from the league. … Read More
Cliven Bundy, Slavery Nostalgia and the Inherent Racism of the GOP
April 27, 2014 | Eric ShapiroCliven Bundy’s nostalgia for slavery is not news because a cartoonish rancher said something racist. That probably happens every day in bars throughout the west and the former confederate states of the south (no offense to non-racists in those regions). The … Read More
Stephen Colbert Tweet Exposes Dilemma of Racism, Political Correctness
March 28, 2014 | Eric ShapiroStephen Colbert deals in satire. His show, The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, is a satiric show. Judging by the public response to one of “his” tweets (actually tweeted by someone else, but that’s beside the point), many Americans don’t … Read More
Flatiron Partnership Holds Business Assistance Forum at Baruch College
March 26, 2014 | Eric ShapiroCompiled by Louis Hunecke, Eric Shapiro & Tod Shapiro – Edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
Yesterday, the Flatiron Partnership held a Business Assistance Forum at the Newman Seminar and Conference Center at Baruch College. Students, aspiring entrepreneurs, … Read More
Corey Johnson, Progressive Wunderkind, Meets Chelsea at TD Bank-Flatiron 23rd St. Partnership Open Meeting
March 6, 2014 | Eric ShapiroEdited by the NYC Seminar & Conference Center’s Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
Bill de Blasio wasn’t the only bold progressive to take New York City by storm last November. Along with him came a surge of fresh Democratic faces … Read More