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Fact-Checking “Fact Check Argentina”
The Argentine government has floated the $15 billion figure as an estimate of how much the worst-case scenario could cost the country.
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You Can’t Taper a Ponzi Scheme: Time to Reboot
Despite the Dodd-Frank Act, the derivatives pyramid has continued to explode to a notional value now estimated to be as high as $2 quadrillion.
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Why Are Campus Administrators Making So Much Money?
College and university administrators, unlike their faculty and students, are thriving.
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One World Cup Ends, Another Begins
Argentina could win World Cup but lost global debt dispute.
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The Looming Foreclosure Crisis: As the Fed Runs Out of Bullets, Local Governments Are Stepping In
Mortgage debt overhang from the housing bust has meant lack of middle-class spending power and consumer demand, preventing the economy from growing.
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Learning From Debt: How It Strengthened My Dreams and Brought My Family Closer
The experience of debt can guide us toward different ways of living - like having extended generations share a household - that are both cheaper and more fulfilling.
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Argentina Responds to Supreme Court with Debt Swap Plan
In reaction to an adverse Supreme Court ruling against Argentina, President Cristina Fernu00e1ndez de Kirchner announced that Argentina would offer new bonds to its creditors governed under Argentine law.
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Tackling Debtors’ Prisons: Reflecting on the Death of Eileen DiNino
The death of a Pennsylvania mother in jail last week has once again highlighted the punitive cycle of criminal justice debt.
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Being Poor Has Never Been A Crime In Our Country. Until Now.
They're turning yet another wing of the "justice" system into a straight-out profit center.
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IMF Reviews International Financial Crises Solutions
Religious and development groups urge reforms to protect the poor.