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A Modern Day ‘Harvest of Shame’

Mary Mata March 10, 2014

By Michael Grabell, ProPublica This story was done in collaboration with VICE News CRANBURY, N.J. – Half a century ago, the legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow cameto this pancake-flat town in central New Jersey […]

Losing your job and taxes

Mary Mata March 3, 2014

Report: Economy Misses Out With Low Latino, Black STEM Employment

Mary Mata February 28, 2014

The Latina Bounty Hunter

Mary Mata February 25, 2014

By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA What happens if you don’t hold a Latina back? If she never hears “You can’t do that!” You might get someone like Michelle Gomez. She’s a skip […]

Losing Your Job and Taxes

Mary Mata February 24, 2014

SPONSORED CONTENT By Alan Kalman, AARP A significant number of individuals have lost their job over the last few years. Some of you will lose your jobs over the next […]

Mexico’s drug cartels are standing in the way of a fracking bonanza

Mary Mata February 20, 2014

By Steve LeVine, Reuters/Quartz MEXICO CITY—If all goes well, drillers responsible for a shale-oil bonanza in Texas will soon cross the southern US border and extend the hydraulic fracturing boom to Mexico. But […]

Are Social Security Benefits Taxable?

Mary Mata February 17, 2014

SPONSORED CONTENT By Alan Kalman, AARP Please note that all references to Social Security benefits in this article include the equivalent benefits (Tier 1 SSEB) received by retired railroad employees. Additionally, […]