David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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December 2, 2025
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Cornell Tech, Dynamo on the East River, Has Incubated More Than 100 Startups But Can It Engineer Its Own Growth?
The city-seeded research campus on Roosevelt Island has been a quiet force in New York City’s tech economy yet is still little known even as students, faculty and alums play a crucial role in the booming AI marketplace. By Greg…
Report: New York has nation’s highest insurance costs
(The Center Square) — New York State has the highest insurance costs in the country, according to a new report, which says the rates charged for auto, health and other premiums are putting the squeeze on consumer’s wallets. The report by the New York Civil Justice…
No surprise: New York ranks dead last for economic outlook
(The Center Square) — New York has maintained its place at the bottom of a nationwide ranking on the economic outlook, according to a new report, which faults the Empire State’s high tax burden and rising labor costs. The American…
MORE FOR THEM, LESS FOR US
Tesla, Ford, Netflix, and T-Mobile are among scores of profitable U.S. firms that pay their top executives more than they pay in federal taxes. By Sarah Anderson, William Rice, Zachary Tashman | March 13, 2024/OtherWords In his State of the Union address, President Biden…
Mike Johnson’s Revolving Door
Or, who are they kidding? Man of the people? The new House Speaker just appointed Big Pharma’s top lobbyist as his policy director. By Jim Hightower | November 8, 2023 Hear it? What’s that sound? “Whoop-whoop-whoop.” It’s Washington’s revolving door, allowing corporate…
How to Make America More Affordable
Regulation and public investment are a better response to high prices than more interest rate hikes. By Bilal Baydoun | November 8, 2023 For the last two years, the debate on the economy has centered around inflation. After reaching a 40-year high…
A Glaringly Obvious Answer to America’s Truck Driver Shortage
Understaffed trucking companies are trying to roll back child labor rules. Why not just stop discriminating against women? By Jim Hightower | October 18, 2023 Seemingly intractable problems sometimes have an obvious solution standing right in front of them. Our nation’s dire…
Let’s Trash Junk Fees Now
President Biden is cracking down on deceptive fees that cost American consumers tens of billions of dollars a year. By Sarah Anderson | October 18, 2023 My contact lenses are crazy expensive. So when I’m about to run out, I do some…
Job Losses Show Acting Industry Strikes Hitting NYC Economy
New York City’s economic recovery continues to lag the nation’s. Greg David and Suhail Bhat, The City This article was originally published on Aug 17 5:11pm EDT by THE CITY Here is your August economic recovery update from THE CITY….
Housing Is a Human Right — We Need To Recognize It
Housing is fundamental to every person’s life, health, and security. Our government should start treating it that way. By Farrah Hassen | July 19, 2023 In the wealthiest country on the planet, too many people still lack access to housing. The pandemic…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor