Elaine Pofeldt reminds us that nearly 40 percent of people in the workforce are free agents, otherwise known as independent contractors, freelancers and anything but full-time, salaried employees with benefits. This change will call for reforms in a host of different areas of our society. For instance, how do you get credit from a bank …
he lead political story for 2018 may well be the number of women who have decided enough is enough and are running for political office on every level. The numbers reported thus far for Congress are astonishing. What’s driving this: the #MeToo Movement and Donald Trump would seem to be the answer. But women often …
Joseph A. Califano, Jr. has been one of the most trusted and sensible voices in Washington for nearly a half century. Trusted adviser to Presidents and a passionate defender of our system of government, he has seen enough. In his new book, ‘Our Damaged Democracy’, he details where each branch of the federal government has …
That provocative title for a book was intentional. It connotes an America not as far from its slave past as many would like to think. Dr. Angela Hattery and Dr. Earl Smith tackle some very difficult issues in our society as to ways that black bodies are regulated from public education to the criminal justice …
There have been a number of highly-publicized accidents on America’s railroads recently. Yet, according to a 2017 data from the Federal Railroad Administration released by the Association of American Railroads, the train accident rate, equipment caused accidents, track caused accidents and derailment rates are all down substantially over a fifteen-year period. So what are we, …
Retirement expert, Bob Powell, who you read on The Street and in ‘USA Today’ offers the most up to date advice on financial planning for a comfortable retirement. He focuses on the growing number of Americans retiring with too much debt(and what to do about it)and the trend of working longer as the surest path …
Moms and dads were always imploring us not to leave the table without finishing everything on our plate. That wasn’t a bad maxim at a time when we hadn’t supersized meals. As food has become cheaper as a part of our required expenses, does that admonition still mean anything? Restaurants often think bigger is better, …
If you’re looking for the epicenter of problem-solving in America today, Congress is hardly the beacon for effective governance. We find in our review of how America is now dealing with human needs that networks of local organizations, including local and regional governments, are filling the breach Congress has left. Hospitals, colleges, non-profits and local …
Perhaps, but given the paucity of data about its value in the workplace as a driver of greater achievement and advancement, the truth is we don’t know. A snapshot of one recent year shows that 760,000 master’s degrees were awarded. So, does this give you a leg up on someone who has only achieved a …
You might want to get more comfortable with machines taking on responsibilities you never imagined, according to Amir Husain, founder and president of SparkCognition and author of ‘The Sentient Machine” which details the coming age of artificial intelligence. He’s of the ‘glass half full’ school when it comes to how these machines will interact with …