The Next Houston
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... 10 deadliest hurricanes on the record books in the United States . Yet that storm ravaged a sleepy, relatively small ...
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Sustainable Business Model Innovation
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Proposing a form of business model innovation that focuses less on optimizing current oppurtunities and more on creating new ones
China’s Xi Slams Unwillingness to Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... counterpart, Donald Trump. Xi didn’t refer to the United States by name, although Trump has said trade pacts are a threat to American jobs and decided to pull the U.S. ... on climate change. “Multilateral...
Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’ They are the schools Mayor de Blasio doesn’t mention. At 32 ...
Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... and comes amid backlash from municipalities and states over President Donald Trump's immigration policies — .....
Poll: Majority of NY Voters Support Keeping Confederate Statues Up
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... phrased it, "like Washington, Jefferson and Columbus, they are part of our country's history and for some, they are a source of pride and a celebration of our culture." . . .....
The DACA ‘Fix’ That Immigration Activists Fear
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as minors — some commentators tried to find a ray of ...
LGBTQ Groups Adjust to More Married Donors
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... once focused mostly on unmarried, often childless people are now dealing with a marriage and baby boom among their ... Court ruling allowing same-sex marriage across the United States . The number of married...
Reed: Dreamer Bill Could Be Part Of Broader Border Security Legislation
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... Dreamers to live, work and go to school in the United States . “I think there’s recognition that that problem ...
Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation
Release Date:
09/13/2017
New York's highest court rejected Exxon's appeal. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is probing whether the oil giant misled investors on climate change risks.
Top White House Official to Discuss Climate Change at U.N.
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... be held against a backdrop of devastation in the United States and the Caribbean from two monster hurricanes that ...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute
Release Date:
09/14/2017
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined Simons Foundation co-founders Jim and Marilyn Simons to dedicate the foundation’s new Flatiron Institute, an intramural research division of the Simons Foundation that tackles big datasets — and big scientific...
Century Foundation Report: Toward a More Secure Retirement for Domestic Workers
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... security is a problem for many people in the United States , and perhaps even more so for workers in the gig ... workers face particularly tough challenges, since they are often low-income and may be employed...
As the Clintons Step Back From Global Stage, Bloomberg Steps Up
Release Date:
09/20/2017
After Bill and Hillary Clinton announced the end of their signature conference during last year’s presidential campaign, Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York and billionaire, has stepped unto the breach.
Report: Most NY Colleges Comply with Sex Assault Law
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... Law A majority of New York’s colleges and universities are handling instances and allegations of sexual assault in ...
Chefs Learn to Influence Food-Systems Policy
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... issues in the food system. The diverse group came from 12 states , one U.S. territory and Washington, D.C., to ...
'Massive Anxiety' As Turkey Cracks Down On International NGOs
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Just before Ramadan in late spring 2017, the full might of the Turkish state descended on a foreign aid agency in the border town of Gaziantep. Six different government agencies, among them the migration directorate and the gendarmerie, had come to...
Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?
Release Date:
10/04/2017
A land use proposal to redevelop the 138,000-square-foot, publicly-owned Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights to create a mix of different types of housing and a state-of-the-art recreation center has seen successive setbacks in recent months.
Supreme Court Weighs Immigrants’ Rights to Have Detention Reviewed
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... weighed on Tuesday whether immigrants facing deportation are entitled to have their detentions, which can stretch for ... fighting deportation or applying for asylum in the United States are...
SUNY Revises Controversial Proposal to Let Some New York Charter Schools Certify Their Own Teachers
Release Date:
10/10/2017
A state group that oversees some New York charter schools has revised a hotly contested proposal to let its schools certify their own teachers ahead of Wednesday’s vote, according to an updated proposal.