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Pop goes the industry (Metro NY)

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Neil deMause

My dead toaster, and what it means about big-box stores and the future of global capitalism. (And no, my toaster wasn’t the pop-up kind, but I guess the Metro headline writers are allowed their poetic license.) My toaster just died. … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Globalization, Op-eds

Reform out of the spotlight (Metro NY)

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Neil deMause

If none of the options in the health reform debate strike you as particularly appealing, maybe that’s because one of the most popular options has been ruled off-limits by for consideration: While Republican types freak out about the idea that … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Health Care, Op-eds

No way to run a rollercoaster (Metro NY)

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Neil deMause

With the city council set to vote on the rezoning of Coney Island this week, I try to boil the issue down to 350 words: On Wednesday, after a five-year battle that’s included everything from “giant rat” exhibits to protesters … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Coney Island, Op-eds

For needy, city offers red tape (Metro NY)

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Neil deMause

More New Yorkers are struggling, but good luck getting info from the city on how to get help: When Judith Rubinstein was named NY1’s “New Yorker of the Week” recently, she was immediately deluged with 70 phone messages. They weren’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Op-eds, Welfare and Poverty

We are sick for a public health plan (Metro NY)

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Neil deMause

Why we need a public health insurance option, in 360 words or less: When my friend was laid off recently, she was happy to learn that, thanks to Obama’s stimulus package, she’d get to keep her family health insurance at … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Health Care, Op-eds

Don’t build it — They will come (Metro NY)

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Neil deMause

Some historical perspective on why the time may be right to cut bait on some big New York development projects: When the state Senate — back when we had a functioning state Senate — held hearings on Brooklyn’s beleaguered Atlantic … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Development, Op-eds

How about no legal marriages? (Metro NY)

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Neil deMause

In the wake of the Prop 8 ruling, could the Beyond Marriage movement provide a solution? Only in America could we take a battle around love and sex and family and turn it into a debate on parliamentary procedure. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Gay Rights, Op-eds

Shuttered stores need rent help (Metro NY)

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Neil deMause

I tackle the plague of stores closing their doors and what can be done about it. (Once again, not my headline; “shuttered stores” are already beyond help…) Now that tent cities are out of fashion — or at least consigned … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Op-eds, Small Business

The only thing to fear (Metro NY)

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Neil deMause

My biweekly sojourn in Metro addresses the hair-trigger panic that seems to be gripping us (and if Krugman is to be believed, probably isn’t going away on its own any too soon): The Defense Department bright lights who decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Op-eds, The Great Recession

Popping the sports bubble (Metro NY)

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Neil deMause

More on what those empty seats at Mets and Yankees games mean: I went to a Mets game last week, and speaking as a Yankee fan, I have to admit that in the battle of the ballparks, the Mets won. … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball, Op-eds, Stadiums and Arenas

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