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The Medical Debt Pandemic

They used to tell me I was building a dream With peace and glory ahead Why should I be standing in line Just waiting for bread? Once I...

Sunday Stories

If it's Sunday, it is time to review news you may have missed. Plus our weekly fun video clip! Enjoy. Minneapolis Takes on Housing...

Sunday Stories

Welcome friends to our weekly recap of stories you may have missed this holiday week. As always, I've included something to make you...

Where Is The Line In Modern Politics?

He was a young, smart member of Congress who had relatively little national name recognition when he launched the campaign that would...

The Politics of Compassion

I have been involved in politics for most of my life. Thanks to my father's leadership in the Puerto Rican community here in New York...

It Wasn't Just the Snow Dumping on NYC

We all expect winter to dump some snow on us from time to time. We just don't ever expect the unpreparedness of others to pile on. New...

Who or What Will Save the MTA?

The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is in serious trouble. The severity of what is to come for the MTA, its ever-diminishing...

NYCHA Could Use Some of That Amazon $$$

News of more politicians jumping into the Amazon HQ2 fray today overshadowed another major development that will impact the lives of many...

Amazon Makes HQ2 Official; Locals Are Not Amused

Two days ago, I wrote about Amazon's sham HQ2 competition and what the cost to taxpayers could be. Yesterday, Amazon confirmed that Long...

Alexa, Give Me Tax Breaks

The Amazon HQ2 "competition" is finally over. Jeff Bezos' national ego ... um ... campaign to see what kind of sweetheart deal he could...

A Rant and Some Hope

I had grand plans for today. I was going to get a lot of work done. Check things off my to-do list. Complete my #30DayWritingChallenge...

A Big Ol' Mayoral Sing-a-long

When news broke this week that the mayor of Taipei, Taiwan, Ko Wen-je had dropped a rap song, I could not run to the internet fast...

CNBC: Starbucks' Anti-Bias Training

CNBC reporter Sarah Whitten and I spoke about some of the issues facing Starbucks in advance of its anti-bias training. Read more ...

Leadership and Inspiration

One of my favorite topics to discuss is leadership, including what I have learned from some very impressive colleagues as well as what I...

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