David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
The Impact of Pay Gap and Poverty on Single Mothers in America
Single mothers face a staggering poverty rate of 28%, due in part to a significant pay gap. Mothers of color fare even worse, earning just 51-52 cents for every dollar paid to White, non-Latino fathers. Additionally, childcare responsibilities impact their careers, with one in five single mothers having to stop working due to childcare challenges during the pandemic. Paid leave could offer a potential solution.
AMERICA’S INEQUALITY PROBLEM IN ONE STATISTIC
If you work for a big corporation, there’s a very good chance your boss has already raked in more cash than you will all year. By Sarah Anderson | January 18, 2023 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News If the…
The Homeless Crisis in America. Some Possible Solutions
The issue of homelessness is serious and widespread, a problem made worse by the economic climate, resulting in increasing numbers of Americans struggling to eat a decent diet and/or a roof over their heads. But solutions exist, as they do…
WHAT’S BEHIND INFLATION? GREEDY CORPORATE EXECUTIVES
Don’t take my word for it — they’ll tell you themselves. Today, CEOs of big corporations are playing the tricky “Inflation Blame Game.” By Jim Hightower | May 4, 2022 for Assorted Ideas, Large & Small Publicly, they moan that the pandemic…
“If You’re Getting a W-2, You’re a Sucker”
by Paul Kiel Assorted Ideas, Large & Small ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: A Closer Look Examining the News …
THE TOM PAINE TAX PLAN
Over two centuries ago, Tom Paine urged our new republic to tax extreme wealth. This tax season, President Biden is picking up the call. By Sam Pizzigati | April 13, 2022 Featured for The Roosevelt Island Daily News The great pamphleteer of…
The Unequal Reality of Homelessness in the United States
The reality of homelessness in the United States varies greatly from city to city, state to state. For example, New York City has a homeless population rate of about one percent. For every 100 people in New York City, one…
AN UNCHARITABLE VIEW OF CHARITY
If billionaires are saying they want to “give back,” it’s because we’ve been letting them take too much. By Jim Hightower | January 26, 2022/OtherWords.org Our society has coined expressions like “philanthropist” to encourage and hail people’s charitable spirit. Look on the…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor