Amazon made a huge announcement last week by naming Long Island City, New York and Crystal City, Virginia the locations of its much anticipated "HQ2." It didn't take long for strong public backlash from New Yorkers and politicians to arise,…
In Camden, most homeless go unnoticed and underserved.
Public backlash over Amazon’s HQ2 heats up as city lawmakers vow to stop the e-commerce giant from taking a bite out of the Big Apple. We’ve got the details.
By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden A new study by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Co. paints a troubling picture about the treatment of black women in the workplace. According to the Women in The Workplace 2018 survey, women of color are not only significantly underrepresented, they are…
By Richard Eisenberg Part of Next Avenue's POLITICAL ISSUES AND POLICIES SPECIAL REPORT There’s an old political slogan: “As Maine goes, so goes the nation.” Well, if that’s true, and if Maine residents approve a long-term care ballot initiative on Election Day,…
In the most recent ALICE report, the numbers demonstrate that the economic growth the stock market has been enjoying doesn't reflect reality for many New Jersey families.
How state governments and Wall Street led America’s public pensions into a multi-trillion-dollar hole. Correspondent Martin Smith investigates the consequences for teachers, police, firefighters, and other public servants -- and who will be held accountable.
By Richard Eisenberg Older voters could be a decisive bloc in the midterm elections, particularly since recent polls have showed registered voters 65+ leaning decisively towards Democratic congressional candidates, a sharp reversal from previous election cycles. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal…
By Kerry Hannon After reviewing a new survey of widows from Merrill Lynch and Age Wave, I’m worried about the wives of America, or more specifically the wives who, sadly, will likely one day experience the financial shocks of widowhood. Women are more…
The Trump administration has signaled it plans to strip employment authorization from spouses of some H-1B visa holders. The change would mean that nearly 100,000 people -- predominantly women from India who followed their spouses to the U.S. -- would…