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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
Mother-Daughter Team Brings Exercise Techniques to Flatiron and NYC with Hilliard Studio Method
November 10, 2016 | Tod ShapiroReported by Tod Shapiro for the Flatiron Hot! News
New York City remains the target for brands, products and services to break into the big time, and as the readers of this blog well know, our own Flatiron District and … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: What Role does Character Play in this Election?
October 26, 2016 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Max Shapiro; edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
By Max Shapiro Well folks, the day is almost here. The election that makes a dumpster full of used diapers look like a bouquet of roses is finally coming … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Wrong About Colin Kaepernick and Black Lives Matter
October 11, 2016 | Eric ShapiroReported by Eric Shapiro for the Flatiron Hot! News
In an interview on Monday, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, liberal lion of the Supreme Court for over two decades, had some choice words for NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Specifically, she criticized his decision, … Read More