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Harold Pollack

Latest articles by Harold Pollack

The Big Idea
We have a political problem no one wants to talk about: very old politiciansWe have a political problem no one wants to talk about: very old politicians
The Big Idea

Death, disability, and mental impairment are among the statistically predictable risks.

By Harold Pollack
Personal Finance
13 smart ways to improve your finances in 201713 smart ways to improve your finances in 2017
Personal Finance

Your finances are easy to ignore, but it’s a mistake to put them off for another year.

By Harold Pollack
The Big Idea
People are tougher on poor, pregnant opioid addicts than well-off onesPeople are tougher on poor, pregnant opioid addicts than well-off ones
The Big Idea

A new study found a way to increase empathy for members of this troubled, growing community.

By Harold Pollack
Politics
This election isn’t about right vs. left. It’s about “we” vs. “I.”This election isn’t about right vs. left. It’s about “we” vs. “I.”
Politics

Harvard’s Robert Putnam argues that you can’t understand Hillary Clinton without undrestanding “liberal communitarianism.”

By Harold Pollack
Personal Finance
How the housing market and retirement system are tilted against black and Hispanic workersHow the housing market and retirement system are tilted against black and Hispanic workers
Personal Finance

In 2013, the average wealth of a non-Hispanic white American was about $142,000, compared to $18,100 for nonwhite and Hispanic Americans.

By Harold Pollack
Money
Here’s how to survive bubbles in the stock market and real estateHere’s how to survive bubbles in the stock market and real estate
Money

If you follow good investment practices, you don’t need to worry about major stock market downturns.

By Harold Pollack
Money
When it’s worth paying for a financial adviser — and when it’s notWhen it’s worth paying for a financial adviser — and when it’s not
Money

Financial advisers don’t come cheap, but sometimes they can pay for themselves.

By Harold Pollack
Money
The NFL’s Donté Stallworth on what it’s like to manage millions as an athleteThe NFL’s Donté Stallworth on what it’s like to manage millions as an athlete
Money

“The check just looked fake,” the retired NFL star says of his first million-dollar payday.

By Harold Pollack
archives
Here’s why creating single-payer health care in America is so hardHere’s why creating single-payer health care in America is so hard
archives

To become politically feasible, an American single-payer system would necessarily replicate our current system’s most glaring defects.

By Harold Pollack