Dan Margolis

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More elderly are poor; net worth for young people worsens

November 9, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The U.S. Census Bureau calculates that nearly twice as many older Americans qualify as poor than had been previously thought. At the same time, net worth disparity between younger and older is at an all-time high.

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Study: Public employee pensions a bargain

October 25, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Public employee pension plans are actually far more cost effective than defined contribution, the 401k-style plans fashionable in the private sector.

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College costs, public and private, continue to rise

October 19, 2011 By Dan Margolis

If you're looking for a college education, plan to be in debt for a long, long time. The cost of schools is on the rise - again.

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Shocking report shows tax break created no jobs

October 18, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The big tax break of 2004 - which the then-sitting Congress and the Bush administration promised would bring jobs and revamp the economy - did little more than stuff $300 billion into the pockets of the...

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U.S. Senate apologizes for Chinese Exclusion Act

October 11, 2011 By Dan Margolis

It's been 129 years since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed, but the Oct. 6 Senate resolution apologizing for it was welcomed nonetheless.

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California inmates resume hunger strike

October 5, 2011 By Dan Margolis

"This is the largest prisoner strike of any kind in recent US history," says Ron Ahnen of California Prison Focus.

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Progressive Democrat vies to take back Kennedy seat

September 27, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Many in Massachusetts were unhappy to see Republican Scott Brown win the late Ted Kennedy's Senate seat in 2010 - now they are throwing themselves into the campaign to elect Elizabeth Warren.

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Report: Transgendered blacks highly victimized

September 20, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Because of the effects of racism, being black in America has never been easy. And if you're transgendered, you are also likely to have been discriminated against. But if you're black and transgendered, the chances increase...

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