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Flatiron Partnership Holds Business Assistance Forum at Baruch College

March 26, 2014 |

Compiled 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

Paid Sick Leave in New York: What Employers & Employees Need to Know

March 7, 2014 |

The New York City Council expanded last year’s Earned Sick Time Act on February 26th to require all businesses with five or more employees to grant employees up to five sick days annually. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s initiative has generated controversy in the business community. … Read More

Corey Johnson, Progressive Wunderkind, Meets Chelsea at TD Bank-Flatiron 23rd St. Partnership Open Meeting

March 6, 2014 |

Edited 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

Keystone XL: the Moment of Truth for President Obama’s Climate Change Legacy

January 31, 2014 |

Oil pipelines are a lot like entitlement programs: once they’re in place, they never go away. O.K., so this is a flawed comparison, but in one key way, it touches on an important truth: what may start out as something … Read More

Obama Talks Marijuana, Lighting up Legalization Debate

January 20, 2014 |

Americans should be proud of their president today. No, he didn’t fix the Obamacare website. No, he didn’t convince Iran to give up its nuclear aspirations. No, he didn’t craft comprehensive regulations to curb Wall Street abuses. All he did … Read More

Anarchy or Oligarchy? Finding a Reasonable Middle Ground on Internet Policy

January 17, 2014 |

Global electronic, unmediated communication, often masked by encryption, has collapsed time and space. Global communication and organization by non-elites is stimulating a reaction by elites. Powerful institutions cannot ignore the threats that open, anarchistic systems seem to present. Thus reactions … Read More

Bridgegate Exposes Pettiness, Hypocrisy of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie

January 8, 2014 |

To put it bluntly, “Bridgegate” is a disaster for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Christie came to power in large part due to his image. In an era of hyperpartisanship in Washington, the idea of a no-nonsense, straight-talking moderate appealed … Read More

The American Studies Association Disgraces Itself With Attack on Israeli Universities

January 7, 2014 |

By Eugene Kaplan, PhD. Author, Axinn Distinguished Professor of Conservation and Ecology Emeritus, Hofstra University

The American Studies Association is “the nation’s oldest and largest association devoted to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history.” In short, it is an … Read More

The Real Lesson of the Benghazi Attack and Scandal

December 30, 2013 |

The Middle East and East Africa are in a state of crisis. To varying degrees, countries like Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Syria are embroiled in deadly power struggles, the accumulated effect of tensions built up over many decades. Islamism vs. … Read More

“Duck Dynasty” Scandal Reveals More About Us Than About Phil Robertson

December 21, 2013 |

With his comments comparing homosexuality to bestiality in an interview with GQ, Phil Robertson, the star of A&E‘s popular reality TV series Duck Dynasty, has shown himself to be a vile bigot. Contrary to the arguments of his defenders on … Read More