Opinion

5 Steep Costs that Companies Pay Because of a Toxic Boss

Working for a difficult or temperamental boss is common in the U.S. One survey [from global staffing firm Robert Half] showed roughly half of the employees quit their job due to what they termed a bad Read More
America’s Standing in the World

Call it American exceptionalism or not, the American people have always embraced the idea that we live in an exceptional country. We are grateful to be Americans. We take a lot of pride in our country Read More
OPINION: Increased COVID-19 recovery means shutdowns must end

OPINION President Donald Trump’s return to the White House [on Oct. 5] provides Americans hope that COVID-19 is not a death sentence, with mortality down per capita since the spring. This does not m Read More
OPINION: Let’s Be Clear About Democracy

OPINION: I’ve been in and around politics for a long time, and not once, ever, have I encountered a candidate who said he or she might not accept the results of an election. Until now. Certainly, in Read More
Opinion: Crime Victims’ Families Who Fight for Justice are an Inspiration

OPINION [Recently], the Assembly Minority Conference joined the families of violent-crime victims to call for changes to New York’s parole procedures and implore the state to fix its broken criminal- Read More
Opinion: Elections are Fundamental

OPINION Elections are the hallmark of representative democracy. As a nation, we put a great deal of faith in elections, and the voting process. We abide by their results. Elections are fundamental to Read More
Opinion: House Dems do nothing while Pelosi blocks small-business funding CARES Act renewal

OPINION Since labor markets bottomed in April after the COVID-19 lock-downs, nearly 14 million jobs have been recovered in the U.S., according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And one of the bigges Read More
Opinion: The Basics of the Election

OPINION It probably feels like the 2020 elections have been going on for years, and in a sense they have. Ever since Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016, the political world has been girding for Read More
New Nursing-Home Policy is a Win for New York Families

New York families recently received some long-awaited good news with the announcement that restrictive nursing-home visitation policies were finally being adjusted. Nursing-home visits had been banned Read More