I went to a soccer game! Soccer match? Whatever, I went, and wrote about the experience and the New York Red Bulls’ new stadium (which is not, astute readers will notice, in New York): The metro area’s soccer team named … Continue reading
The Associated Press today on the housing market and the economy: BOSTON (AP) — Home sales in the Northeast rose in February as the economy showed signs of recovery, inspiring buyers. … Nationwide, homes sales were up 8 percent from … Continue reading
If you’d like to hear me natter about the health care bill’s effect on small business, I’ll be on WOC-AM in Iowa at 8 am (Central time) tomorrow morning, available here streaming over the interwebs. I’ll also be be on … Continue reading
Now that Congress has pulled an all-nighter and finally passed a health care reform bill (or half of one, anyway), I did the same to provide a look at what the new law will mean to you — assuming you’re … Continue reading
My bad: Both my City Limits stories actually ran today. The other one is a more in-depth look at the mayor and governor’s proposed cuts to emergency food programs and job-training programs, which is just impeccable timing: As New York … Continue reading
My first article for the relaunched City Limits, about the doomsday budgets proposed for New York city and state, is up. (It’s actually the second article I wrote for them, but is running first — I blame the suits at … Continue reading
It’s been just about forever since anyone built anything new in Coney Island (this doesn’t count), so little wonder everyone seemed so excited today to attend a press conference announcing actual new stuff this summer: In what’s becoming a bit … Continue reading
I’m very pleased to announced that, effective immediately, I am taking on the role of Contributing Editor for Safety Net and Workforce Development issues for the newly redesigned and expanded City Limits. I’m actually one of four new contributing editors … Continue reading
I check in on the state of microlending projects in Haiti, and how they will fare in the post-earthquake economy: As Haiti continues to dig out from the earthquake that leveled Port-au-Prince, local microlenders are gearing up to begin rebuilding … Continue reading
In an analysis of media coverage of the cap-and-trade climate legislation, I compare it to reporting on the health care bill, noting that in both cases journalists omitted any mention of criticism that the bills were too weak. And perfect … Continue reading