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How New Jersey Has Embraced “State-Sanctioned Loan-Sharking” to Students
New Jersey has the country's largest state-based student loan program. It's also incredibly unforgiving.
Economic Update: The Deepening Crisis for People of Color in the US
This episode discusses stagnant wages, and more.
As Bastille Day Attack in France Kills 84, Is the War on Terror a “Self-Fulfilling Prophecy”?
More than 84 people are dead in Nice, France, after an attack on a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day in the city in the French Riviera.
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Scared for Their Lives
The everyday assault on Blue Lives.
Guantánamo and the 2016 Election
The prospect of closing Guantanamo looks bleaker now than it did when Obama became president in 2009.
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FBI Greenlights Crackdown on Black Lives Matter Protesters
The FBI is using the actions of a lone gunman to attack the Black Lives Matter movement.
Federal Election Commission Fines Koch Groups for Illegal Dark Money
Federal Election Commission will fine three dark money groups a total of $233,000.
Eleven Troubling Facts About Trump’s VP, Mike Pence
Choosing Pence is pretty much Trump's way of doubling down on the intolerance and far-right ideology that has characterized his campaign thus far.
In Finance, Even Business as Usual Comes at Too High a Price
The evidence of overcharging is all around us.
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The Terror Suspect Who Had Nothing to Give
Abu Zubaydah's sworn statement provides a chilling, first-person account of how US officials tortured a man they wrongly believed was a top al-Qaida operative.