Dan Margolis
LATEST ARTICLES BY Dan Margolis
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GodBlock inspires controversy — among atheists
July 16, 2010One would expect that religious people would be offended by new "GodBlock" software that removes Biblical references from children's computer screens - but atheists don't like it either.
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UN lets all sides claim victory on Korea crisis
July 14, 2010UNITED NATIONS - A UN Security Council statement, reflecting weeks of diplomatic wrangling over the March 26 sinking of the South Korean military ship Cheonan, seems to have diffused tensions.
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Progressives launch budget fight a year early
July 14, 2010NEW YORK - Though this year's city budget, one of the most austerity-driven in recent memory, has just been completed, a group of City Council members is already preparing for next year's fight.
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Protestors take a swing at MLB on Arizona
July 9, 2010NEW YORK-What do you do when the most American of pastimes intersects with the most un-American of laws?
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Totalitarian household: review of “Dogtooth”
July 9, 2010Giorgos Lanthimos's recent film "Dogtooth" captures the physical and moral damage that occurs when what is perhaps the ultimate insult is visited upon otherwise healthy human beings.
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Domestic workers win basic labor rights
July 8, 2010NEW YORK-After a six-year struggle, domestic workers here won a huge victory.
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Some victories and more battles on NYC budget
July 1, 2010The new budget contains significant cuts to vital services, but the City Council, buoyed by a huge outpouring of rage from city residents and workers, turned back some of the worst cuts.
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NYC Pride: Celebrating and militant
June 30, 2010Manhattan's LGBT pride march, the largest and oldest in the nation, and one of the largest in the world, capped off a the June 19-27th Pride Week.
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