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Debt Collectors Are Thriving This Year — and Now They’re Filing Even More Suits
After a pause for the pandemic, debt buyers are back in the courts, suing debtors by the thousands.
Housing Activists Unite to Fight Mass Evictions and Defund Police
Calling for rent cancellation, housing activists are preparing to face off with cops evicting Black and Brown renters.
$1,200 Only Goes So Far. It’s Time to Abolish Debt.
The stimulus checks are not enough to save lives or the economy; the future demands forgiveness of past debts.
Following Earthquake, Puerto Rico’s Largest Bank Hinders a Just Recovery
Hundreds of vacant residences that were repossessed by the banks could be used to house 6,400 displaced people.
Payday Lenders Have Embraced Installment Loans to Evade Regulation
Installment lending accounts for an increasingly large portion of the alternative credit industry.
High-Interest Lenders Can Loan You Money Then Get a Warrant for Your Arrest
It’s unclear how many people across the U.S. are arrested every year for missing hearings over payday loans.
Oil Drilling in Greece? This Is What the High Cost of Debt Payments Looks Like.
The Greek government appears all too eager to welcome the oil drilling future.
Elizabeth Warren Thwarts Reporters’ Attempts to Smear Medicare for All
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is right in focusing on what really matters to people -- lower health care costs.
Sanders Unveils Plan to Wipe Out All Medical Debt in US
U.S. households currently carry $81 billion in medical debt.
Poor Patients Face Lawsuits From Nonprofit Hospitals That Trap Them in Debt
Across the country, low-income patients are speaking out about these hospitals' aggressive debt collection practices.