Rick Berman – $15/hour wage

About Rick Berman Rick Berman founded Berman and Company – a full-service research and communications firm in 1987. Prior to that Rick was employed as an Executive Vice President for Pillsbury – corporate attorney for Bethlehem Steel and The Dana Corporation – as well as Director of Labor Law for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
 Through his public affairs firm Berman […]

Rabbi Arthur Schneier – Passover message

About Rabbi Arthur Schneier Rabbi Arthur Schneier – is an Austrian-American rabbi and international religious freedom and human rights activist.  The rabbi was recently confired a Papal Knighthood by Cardinal Timothy Dolan citing “the good works that he’s done” to promote religious freedom and international peace.  Rabbi Schneier has served for over 50 years as the Senior Rabbi of New […]

Dr. William J Parker III – North Korea watch

About Dr. William J Parker III Dr. William J Parker III is the Chief Operating Officer at the EastWest Institute, a global NGO focused on conflict prevention and resolution with offices in New York, Brussels, Moscow, Istanbul, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.   During nearly three decades in uniform, he commanded three warships, and later, a squadron of warships. He was […]

Judith Lynn Pipher – Approaching asteroid

About Judith Lynn Pipher Judith Lynn Pipher an astrophysicist and observational astronomer. A 2009 article in Discover magazine indicated that Pipher was “considered by many to be the mother of infrared astronomy.” She is Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at the University of Rochester and directed the C.E.K. Mees Observatory from 1979 to 1994. She has made important contributions to the […]

Archbishop Bernardito Auza – Easter message from the Vatican

About Archbishop Bernardito Auza Archbishop Bernardito Auza is the permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations. Born in the Philippines, he was ordained a priest in 1985 and was incardinated to the Diocese of Talibon a year later. The archbishop joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1990, serving in the Secretariat of State in […]

Dr. Peter Michalos – A common sense health care proposal

About Dr. Peter Michalos Dr. Peter Michalos attended medical school at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and graduated in 1986 serves with 29 years of experience.  Dr. Peter Michalos MD is a board certified physician who has served in the past as Chief of Surgery and President of the medical staff of his community Hospital. He has worked in Rikers […]

Dan Brownell – New York City Heating Oil regulations

About Dan Brownell Dan Brownell is the chairman of the Business Integrity Commission, the agency charged with keeping organized crime out of wholesale markets and private carting. Brownell was a prosecutor with the Manhattan district attorney’s office.  Mr. Brownell, who has held a variety of investigatory positions at the city, state and federal level, was chief of the Rackets Bureau […]

Bob Capano – Nice bike. But $6000?

About Bob Capano Bob Capano is running for the 43rd Council district in Brooklyn, which will be vacant next year due to term limits on the incumbent. The district covers the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Bensonhurst. He is a staunch supporter of the NYPD and is considered to be the leading Republican candidate.  Bob is an experienced […]

Andrew Cuomo – Another on time budget

About Andrew Cuomo Andrew Cuomo is the 56th and current Governor of New York.  Cuomo was elected in 2010 – holding the same position his father Mario Cuomo held from 1983 to 1994. Born in Queens – New York – he is a graduate of Fordham University and Albany Law School. Cuomo began his career working as campaign manager for […]

Dr. Xianghong Jasmine Zhou – Early, non-invasive cancer detection

About Mark Warner Dr. Xianghong Jasmine Zhou is the Professor of Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Institute for Quantitative and Computational Bioscience University of California at Los Angeles.  She received her education at the University of Tuebingen, Germany, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), and Post-doctoral Fellow in Biostatistics Department of Biostatistics at Harvard University. Her area of research […]

Annie Jacobsen – Extrasensory Perception & Psychokinesis.. US Government

About Annie Jacobsen Annie Jacobsen is a journalist, bestselling author, and 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist.  Her books Area 51, Operation Paperclip, and The Pentagon’s Brain were New York Times bestsellers and have been collectively published in many languages.  Her newest book, “Phenomena”: The Secret History of the U.S. Government’s Investigations Into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis,” came out last month, March […]

James Stavridis – Trump’s Syrian missile strike… North Korea options

About James Stavridis Former Navy Admiral James Stavridis retired Admiral in the U.S. Navy.  He was the Supreme Allied Commander of the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013.  He also served as Commander of U.S. Southern Command – with responsibility for all military operations in Latin America from 2006-2009.    He was the Senior Military Assistant to Secretary of Defense […]

Newt Gingrich – House Investigation. The Senate goes nuclear… change US history?

About Newt Gingrich Former Speaker Newt Gingrich is the former Speaker of the House of Representatives.  After the 1994 mid-term elections – Newt Gingrich became the first Republican Speaker of the House in 40 years. While he was House speaker – the House enacted welfare reform – passed a capital gains tax cut in 1997 – and in 1998 passed […]

Rocco J. Lacertosa – Heating oil industry can regulate itself

About Rocco J. Lacertosa Rocco J. Lacertosa  – In May of 2015 he took over the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the New York Heating Oil Association (http://nyoha.org/about-us/) after having served on the board for 5 years.  Rocco has been in the heating oil industry since 1966 starting as a technician and fuel oil delivery driver in a […]

Michael Gianaris – Budget passed late Friday night

About Michael Gianaris New York State Senator Michael Gianaris – Astoria Queens was elected to the State Senate in 2010 after serving in the State Assembly for ten years. The Senator is the Chair of the New York State Democratic Senate Campaign Committee – and oversees all committee activities.  Senator Gianaris is a leading reformer.   The Senator’s career in public […]

Mark Warner – Investigate Russians in 2016 election.. America needs to know

About Mark Warner Senator Mark Warner is the senior United States Senator from Virginia, in office since 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves as the vice chair of both the Senate Democratic Caucus, and the Senate Intelligence Committee. Prior to his congressional career, Warner was the 69th Governor of Virginia, holding the office from […]

Barry Scheck – Innocence Project

About Barry Scheck Barry Scheck’s more than thirty-five years of trial successes have earned him a national reputation. Barry’s criminal and civil trials have redefined and expanded the rights of victims of police misconduct and wrongful convictions throughout the United States.  In addition to his civil rights practice at NSB, Barry, along with NSB partner Peter Neufeld, cofounded and co-directs […]

Cristyne Nicholas – Governor markets tourism at record level

About Cristyne Nicholas Cristyne Nicholas has been working to promote New York City and its institutions for almost a quarter century. But that doesn’t mean the work has gotten old hat. “Every time we have a new client, to me it’s thrilling, because we’re learning a new sector of business”, says Nicholas, CEO of public relations firm, Nicholas & Lence […]

Eric Ulrich – Running for Mayor?

About Eric Ulrich Councilman Eric Ulrich is a New York City Councilman elected in a special election in 2009.He is a Republican in the 32nd district, a swing district, in southwest Queens. Ulrich was re-elected in November 2009.  Prior to his election, Ulrich worked for the Transportation Security Administration and the Kansas City Board of Elections for the borough of […]

Martin Hassner – NY Housing Authority & food in schools

About Martin Hassner Martin Hassner – Executive Director of the Liberal Party of New York – was educated in New York City schools – at Brooklyn College and Brooklyn Law School.  He has spent years in philanthropic management – healthcare and educational marketing and policy-making.  Martin has been Executive Director of the Liberal Party of New York for fifteen years […]

Christopher Robert Hill – North Korea real threat

About Christopher Robert Hill Ambassador Christopher Robert Hill is the Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, a position he has held since September 2010. In addition to overseeing the Josef Korbel School, Ambassador Hill is author of the book “Outpost: A Diplomat at Work“; a monthly columnist for Project Syndicate.  Ambassador Hill […]

James K. Kallstrom – Wiretap?

About  James K. Kallstrom James K. Kallstrom is a former assistant FBI director. He led the investigation into the 1996 explosion of TWA Flight 800. He was a supervising agent in the New York investigation of the Cosa Nostra criminal network that resulted in the Mafia Commission Trial of 1985–1986.  Kallstrom worked for 27 years at the FBI and has […]

Dr. Lori Billinghurst – Autism.. the facts

About Dr. Lori Billinghurst Dr. Lori Billinghurst, MD, MSc, FRCPC is an Attending Physician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is an expert and thought leader in pediatric brain injury and neurocritical care and serves as the Neurology Director of the Neonatal Neurocritical Care Program at CHOP. […]

Joe Pietersen – Saving Rhinos

About Joe Pietersen Joe Pietersen is well-known as a tenacious fullback for the South African rugby team Sharks, but also renowned for his on-the-ground work to save rhinos and other animals threatened by wildlife crime. He is co-founder of Nkombe Rhino, a non-profit organization set up to protect the rhinos of the Blue Canyon Conservancy near Hoedspruit, South Africa. “We are fighting a […]

Arthur Piccolo – “Fearless Girl” does not belong in front of bull”

About Arthur Piccolo Arthur Piccolo is chairman of the Bowling Green Association and the co-founder of the Lower Manhattan Historical Society. He has been active in Lower Manhattan the area from City Hall south to the Battery since the 1980s promoting the past, present and future of Lower Manhattan New York’s first community created as New Amsterdam in the 1600s. […]