Why student loans are just like mortgages
It's not just homeowners anymore. Big borrowing and zero oversight has left students drowning in debt
Saturday, Oct 27, 2012 1:01 PM UTC 14Politics Mortgage Crisis, Debt, ProPublica
Debt
Politics Mortgage Crisis, Debt, ProPublica
Responses to EU’s Nobel Peace Prize
Some say the choice is "nonsense," others see it as an important morale boost for the beleaguered union
Friday, Oct 12, 2012 3:50 PM UTC 14News Nobel Prize, Austerity, Europe
Spanish bailout dilemma sharpens
S&P downgrades Spain's debt to just above junk status
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 7:44 PM UTCNews European Financial Crisis, Debt
On Social Security, if not now, when?
We can't discuss the program's future until after the election, says Obama aide. But by then it might be too late
Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 6:58 PM UTC 11Politics Obama, Debt, David Axelrod
Romney’s Bain-like bonuses
Forget the debt and the poll numbers, Romney Inc. gives its top brass big bonuses
Friday, Sep 21, 2012 6:23 PM UTC 12Politics Mitt Romney, Debt, Bain Capital
Who will save the eurozone?
Understanding the crisis and why foreign debts matter, with a little help from German philosopher Jürgen Habermas
Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 10:13 PM UTCPolitics Economics, Philosophy, Debt
Olympic gold medalist files for bankruptcy
One of the world's most decorated wrestlers is nearly $3 million in debt
Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 12:50 PM UTCEntertainment gold medalist, Wrestling, Debt
Occupy’s new ground: Debt resistance
A new manual marks the launch of a new campaign and, possibly, a movement
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 10:37 PM UTC 20News Occupy Wall Street, Occupy, Debt
My crippling student loan
I took out a huge loan to pay for law school. Decades later, I'm worried I may never be able to pay it off
Tuesday, Jul 24, 2012 11:59 PM UTC 118Life student loans, Debt, law school
Romney oversimplifies debt ‘inferno’
On the campaign trail, Romney has repeatedly ignored the actual causes of the nation's runaway debt
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 3:45 PM UTCPolitics Mitt Romney, Debt
Margaret Atwood talks revenge
The literary giant discusses a new film dramatizing her ideas about payback, from nature to economic justice
Thursday, Apr 26, 2012 8:50 AM UTC 20Entertainment Debt, Margaret Atwood
The evolution of American debt
Over the last century, over-borrowing has gone from shameful to commonly accepted. An expert explains what changed
Saturday, Jan 14, 2012 2:00 PM UTC 19Life Debt, Economics, American History
The shady credit agencies that run your life
Your credit score affects everything from job offers to home loans -- and the way it's calculated is deeply flawed
Friday, Dec 2, 2011 5:45 PM UTC 30Politics AlterNet, Debt
Old people getting richer, young people getting poorer
The age-based wealth gap is big and growing, thanks to younger Americans' debts
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2011 4:54 PM UTC 91Politics Great Recession, U.S. Economy
Some plans for addressing American debt
Proposals for helping Americans struggling to stay in their homes or pay off student loans that are worth a look
Monday, Nov 7, 2011 6:50 PM UTC 34Politics Debt, Student Loan Debt
I’m an artist about to explode
Don't get in my face! I've made enough compromises
Thursday, Oct 27, 2011 12:00 AM UTC 36Life Since You Asked, Debt
Student loan debts crush an entire generation
Updated: Hyped like subprime mortgages, school loans now run to hundreds of billions with no relief in sight
Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 11:45 AM UTC 150News Debt, Goldman Sachs, College
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