debt
The rising medical debt crisis
May 1, 2012Hundreds of thousands of laid off and discharged workers have lost their health insurance as a result of the current depression, resulting in an alarming jump in the amount of medical debt.
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Obama pushes for lower student loan rates
April 25, 2012President Barack Obama is on the road again, this time to warn students about a pending interest rate hike on college loans if Congress doesn't act.
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No cheering for fiscal treaty in the streets of Europe
December 12, 2011Cutbacks and layoffs have touched off huge street protests, general strikes, and the collapse of governments.
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More elderly are poor; net worth for young people worsens
November 9, 2011The U.S. Census Bureau calculates that nearly twice as many older Americans qualify as poor than had been previously thought. At the same time, net worth disparity between younger and older is at an all-time high.
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Eurozone chiefs rage at Greek PM, global unions demand Robin Hood tax
November 3, 2011The Greek people and eurozone leaders both seem to be furious at Greece Prime Minister George Papandreou's referendum announcement.
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