News Analysis | Swimming With the Debt Sharks In the US, all debtors are not created equal. The depth of that inequality emerged after the 2008 crash. By JP Sottile , Truthout October 24, 2015 Truthout
Interview | Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis: Greece Isn’t Alone in Struggling Against Austerity Deborah Berman-Santana speaks about the economic crisis in Puerto Rico, its colonial roots and its similarities to the Greek crisis. By Michael Nevradakis , Truthout October 19, 2015 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Eighty Percent of Us Owe Money to Institutions; Can We Leverage It to Reduce Inequality? Three visionaries discuss how the US debt problem has transformed the movements they work with. By Kate Aronoff , YES!Magazine October 14, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | The Color of Debt: How Collection Suits Squeeze Black Neighborhoods An analysis shows that debt collection suits are far more common in Black communities than white ones. By Annie Waldman & Paul Kiel , ProPublica October 13, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | To Cut Costs, College Students Are Buying Less Food and Even Going Hungry The true costs of college attendance are often greater than anticipated. By Katharine Broton & Sara Goldrick-Rab , TheConversation September 28, 2015 Truthout
News | For These Borrowers and Lenders, Debt Is a Relationship Based on Love There could be a different financial system, one where debt allows us to honor our freedom rather than our servitude. By Nathan Schneider , YES!Magazine September 25, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Time for the Nuclear Option: Raining Money on Main Street Virtually all money today is created as bank debt, but people can no longer take on more debt. By Ellen Brown , TheWebofDebtBlog September 23, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Why Is College So Expensive if Professors Are Paid So Little? Overreliance on precariously employed faculty is devaluing higher education for teachers and students alike. By Michelle Chen , TheNation September 23, 2015 Truthout
Interview | As Greek Elections Near, Expecting More of the Same From Syriza Spinoff Party Scholar James Petras explains why he believes the Greek party that broke off from Syriza will offer more failed economic policies. By Michael Nevradakis , Truthout September 17, 2015 Truthout
News | Colleges Flush With Cash Saddle Poorest Students With Debt Some of the nation's wealthiest colleges are leaving their poorest students with plenty of debt. By Sisi Wei & Annie Waldman , ProPublica September 14, 2015 Truthout