Joel Suarez / n+1Nov 29, 2024
The despair of lower-income voters was seen as a political problem rather than an empirical reality. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
ANICK JESDANUN / The Associated PressDec 2, 2019
They feel Americans have demonstrated that they value discounts more than intangible privacy concerns. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Ellen Brown / TruthdigAug 28, 2019
America is hurtling toward a series of catastrophic debt crises. An ancient Mesopotamian civilization could offer the solution. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 16, 2014
Critics say the 1968 federal law that allows collectors to take 25 percent of debtors’ wages, or every penny in their bank accounts, is out of date and overly harsh. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 16, 2014
One in 10 working Americans between the ages of 35 and 44 are getting their wages garnished. That means their pay is being docked -- often over an old credit card debt, medical bill or student loan. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 6, 2012
Hundreds of California residents are being threatened with foreclosure by a major Canadian bank, but it has nothing to do with missing their home payments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigAug 13, 2012
Credit card companies are increasingly turning to the legal system in their rush to collect money that is owed to them. But, there now exists a very big problem in this litigious-happy practice -- nearly all these lawsuits may be flawed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 29, 2011
You may know that American student debt—which is swelling at a rate of almost $3,000 a second—is expected to hit $1 trillion by the end of the year. But do you know how the tab breaks down by ethnicity? Who owes the most? Who owes the least? Is anyone escaping its debilitating grip? (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 19, 2009
On Monday, Sen. Byron Dorgan took the chamber floor with visual aids to warn of the dangers of luring small children into bad spending habits with colorful credit cards. While we applaud his efforts, he does seem a bit fixated on Hello Kitty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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