Prison Reform

Democrats Target Abuses in For-Profit Probation Industry

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, Nick Wing / The Appeal Aug 6, 2024 Federal lawmakers sent letters to two companies this week requesting information about their profits, policies and contracts with local governments. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

In Debt

Peter Kuper Apr 1, 2024 Dig deeper

Economic Justice

Restart of Student Loan Payments Will Disproportionately Impact BIPOC

Alexandra Martinez / Prism Sep 28, 2023 Some with outstanding loans say they plan to boycott the payments altogether. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

UN Report Reveals 165 Million People Plunged Into Poverty in the Past Three Years

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Jul 18, 2023 Covid-19 pandemic, wars and other violence, and extreme weather disasters driven by human-caused climate change—have pushed around 165 million people into poverty around the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Books

The Legacy of David Graeber’s ‘Debt’

Various Authors / Resilience Jul 7, 2023 David Graber's friends and comrades reflect on his monumental study, "Debt: The First 5000 Years." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Opinion

Sri Lanka and the Great Lie of IMF Dependency

Ahilan Kadirgamar and Devaka Gunawardena / Himal Southasian Feb 23, 2023 Sri Lanka’s economic crisis demands urgent relief measures for a desperate citizenry and a new, self-sufficient model of development Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: America Has Failed Its Millennials

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 9, 2020 Massive economic inequality has forged a generation that is deeper in debt, poorer paid and half as likely to own a home as its parents. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Key to a Sustainable Economy Is 5,000 Years Old

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Aug 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 )

Suburban Parents Giving Up Custody to Help Kids Get College Aid

Jodi S. Cohen, Melissa Sanchez / ProPublica Jul 30, 2019 In Illinois, students declare financial independence to qualify for tuition help and scholarships. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

It’s the Green New Deal or Else

Paul Street / Truthdig Mar 13, 2019 Critics maintain that the legislation is too radical to be enacted into law. The climate science suggests it may not be radical enough. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

One Country Is Mocking the U.S. With Free College (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2018 How can this be happening in plain sight as American citizens collectively hold $1.5 trillion in student loan debt? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Student Loan Borrowers Lose an Advocate at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Ilana Novick Aug 27, 2018 Seth Frotman, in a scathing resignation letter to acting director Mick Mulvaney, says the agency “has turned its back on young people and their financial futures." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )