About Eric Shapiro
Eric Shapiro
I am a lifelong New Yorker who spends a good portion of my time gorging on and regurgitating big meaty hunks of culture, musical and otherwise. I try my best to avoid the cliches that come along with wearing skinny jeans and flannel shirts in a cosmopolitan locale, but I'm writing for a website called Indie Shuffle, so it's probably useless. My life has its own personal soundtrack, but feel free to borrow a few tunes. Feedback is always welcome.
Flatiron District Holiday Event Schedule Offers Something For Everyone
December 13, 2017 | Eric ShapiroThe Flatiron District and Chelsea rank among New York City’s most exciting neighborhoods any time of the year. But over the holidays and into the New Year, they are truly something special. Book your event at the New York City … Read More
TopSpin Event for Underserved Youth Draws Crowds, Celebs at Met Pavilion
December 11, 2017 | Eric ShapiroReported by Kazem Moradi, Eric Shapiro, and Korvin Vincente for Flatiron Hot! News
Flatiron and Chelsea continue to be desirable neighborhoods for the cutting-edge nonprofits and charities that are doing their best to raise money and awareness for worthy causes. … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: The Affordable Care Act May be Doomed, But Universal Health Care is Within Reach
July 27, 2017 | Eric ShapiroBy Eric Shapiro for the Flatiron Hot! News
In a development as inevitable as an early-morning Trump tweetstorm, the GOP just voted to begin debate on repealing Obamacare. But for the Democratic Party, the debate is already over. The Affordable … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Standing Rock Triumph: The Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Make History
December 7, 2016 | Eric ShapiroBy Eric Shapiro
On Sunday, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which threatened the water supply and burial sites of the Standing Rock Sioux in South Dakota. This decision on … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Populism vs. Identity Politics is a False Choice; Dems Need Both to Win
November 30, 2016 | Eric ShapiroWith identity politics currently in some disrepute, economic populism is ascendant in the Democratic Party. The conventional wisdom goes that Donald Trump’s upset Electoral College victory over Hillary Clinton derived in part from his strong right-wing populist appeal to white … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Unqualified Praise of Castro Undermines the Credibility of the Progressive Left
November 27, 2016 | Eric ShapiroThe unqualified praise of Fidel Castro from some on the left risks undermining our moral authority (not to mention ideological consistency) at the worst possible moment. Fidel Castro, a repressive totalitarian dictator, habitually violated basic liberal and democratic principles to stay in … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: 5 Reasons GOP is to Blame for Donald Trump
November 23, 2016 | Eric ShapiroIn the final days of the presidential campaign, pundits and politicians alike went out of their way to distinguish Trump from the Republican presidential nominees of elections past. Trump, the reasoning went, was an overt bigot who shattered age-old political … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: To Stop Trump, Dems’ Left and Center-Left Must Work Together
November 21, 2016 | Eric ShapiroBy Eric Shapiro
Neoliberalism has been a disaster for America and the world in many respects. Over time, progressives can and should replace it with a more populist, egalitarian ideology and program of policies that prioritize the interests of Main … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Never is Now – Jewish Resistance Against Trump is a Moral Imperative
November 17, 2016 | Eric ShapiroI am both an atheist and a Jew. Although making this seemingly contradictory statement risks drawing criticism from both atheists and Jews, I feel obligated say it when someone asks me about my faith. Seeing Jewish Resistance trend on Twitter … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Examining Millennials’ Complicity in Trump’s Election
November 16, 2016 | Eric ShapiroThe biggest story of the 2016 election, perhaps even bigger than the humbling of the Clinton dynasty and Trump’s meteoric rise to power, was the failure of the Obama coalition to mobilize and defeat the candidate who stands in opposition … Read More