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Rich Man, Poor Mannew
Who are the people behind Oregon's hottest growth industry -- payday-loan stores?
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
03-15-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Shark Huntersnew
While Countrywide Financial has a great reputation for conventional lending, its high-interest subsidiary, Full Spectrum, works through independent brokers, who've been accused of loading mortgages with junk fees and exorbitant appraisals.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
03-13-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
You're Going Broke!new
Bankruptcy remains a vital tool for some whose finances spin out of control -- so why do Congress and credit-card companies want you to believe you can no longer file for it?
Sacramento News & Review |
R.V. Scheide |
02-24-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The Adult Children of New Jerseynew
The Garden State tries a novel way to keep young people insured.
The Village Voice |
Anya Kamenetz |
02-22-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Soldiers of Fortunenew
A Maryland proposal to eliminate income tax for some veterans will simply shift the burden to others.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
02-09-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
State of the Poornew
A new report shows that the Illinois poverty rate leads the Midwest.
Illinois Times |
Joan Villa |
02-03-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Costly Advancesnew
Payday lenders take care of you till your check comes in, and for a long time after.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
01-31-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Your Late Fees, Their Millionsnew
The fat cats at Sallie Mae are glad that you can't pay your student loan on time.
The Village Voice |
Anya Kamenetz |
01-25-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Cost-Benefit Analysisnew
With city government secretly competing to attract an 800-employee DirecTV call center with freebies and tax incentives, who's asking the root question: Does Missoula really need these jobs?
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
11-17-2005 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Breaking the Trancenew
Economic guru David Korten's money is on local business as corporations are downed by disasters.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-07-2005 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
When Boys Become Fathersnew
We know less than we think we do about teenage fathers. And what we don't know hurts them -- and their children.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
07-20-2005 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Privileged Twentysomething Finds (Homeless) Shelternew
Eric Anglada gave up a life of privilege in order to live at a Catholic Worker home in central Illinois, where he cooks meals and tends to the needs of the poor. The past two-and-a-half years have been "the happiest" of his life, he says.
Illinois Times |
Luiza Ilie |
06-21-2005 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Same Country, Different Nationnew
Writer Mike Mosedale visited the Red Lake Indian Reservation, site of the March 21 school shooting that left 10 people dead, and spoke to tribe members about the problems of poverty and substance abuse that plague the youth of Red Lake.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Mike Mosedale |
05-04-2005 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The Last Days of Loservillenew
The Bowery, once America's slummiest street -- home to hustlers, drunks, and bohemians -- has turned into a new millionaire's row
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
03-01-2005 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Homeless Encampment Settles In at Dallas City Hallnew
All of the homeless people who used to employ the public library and surrounding blocks as a campground and outdoor toilet are now using the area right behind City Hall instead.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
08-30-2004 |
Economy
