Dan Margolis
LATEST ARTICLES BY Dan Margolis
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350,000 march for peace and justice
May 5, 2006NEW YORK — On a perfect spring day 350,000 people flowed down Broadway April 29, marching to bring the troops home from Iraq, for health care and education, to rebuild a nation torn by war, hurricanes...
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New Yorkers battle for school funding
February 24, 2006NEW YORK — “My kids’ school has no gym and no playground,” said a mother who sends two of her children to P.S. 51 in the Bronx. “Last year we had to add a new class,...
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Inhuman immigrant treatment protested
February 17, 2006NEW YORK — Federal anti-immigrant policies have left a Chinese woman, Jiang Zhenxing, recovering from a miscarriage after being denied medical treatment while she was awaiting deportation.
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Grace Bassett: foot soldier for justice
February 17, 2006Approaching 90, Grace Bassett, a lifelong activist for African American equality, is going strong. Like anyone her age, she has seen many changes, but Bassett, perhaps more than most, has taken an active part in shaping...
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N.Y. gov. shorts schools
February 10, 2006NEW YORK — Boasting that he was delivering tax cuts for working people and increased funding for schools, Republican Gov. George Pataki submitted his final executive budget Jan. 18 in Albany. The proposal was immediately condemned,...
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Nepal: King seizes power, once again
February 11, 2005Declaring a three-year state of emergency, Nepal’s King Gyanendra dismissed the nation’s cabinet on Feb. 2 and assumed absolute power for the second time in three years.
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Spy Girl: A look at South Koreas mindset
January 21, 2005Movie Review Spy Girl Directed by Han-Chun Park South Korea, 2004 Recently released on DVD
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Sept. 11 two years later
September 19, 2003