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February 7, 2020
Nick Martin
The Radical Possibilities of Not Paying Your Student Loans
A growing movement poses the question: We have the numbers, so what if we just stopped?
November 7, 2019
Osita Nwanevu
Against Debt Hysteria
When it comes to paying for the future, Democrats needn't accept the premises offered by Beltway scribblers and cable news pundits.
October 2, 2019
Elena Botella
I Worked at Capital One for Five Years. This Is How We Justified Piling Debt on Poor Customers.
The subprime lending giant is a textbook case in creating a corporate culture of denial.
February 20, 2019
Reniqua Allen
The Missing Black Millennial
No generation has undergone such meticulous examination in recent years as the millennials. Yet our understanding of them contains a glaring gap.
January 29, 2019
Alex Shephard
Run, Howard, Run!
A failed 2020 bid by the former Starbucks CEO would prove that Americans aren't clamoring for a centrist businessman as president.
September 21, 2018
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Alexander Sammon
Going for Broke
Today’s voters owe a lot of money. Do they care if their candidates do too?
October 6, 2015
The New Republic Staff
How Many Hours Would It Take You to Work Off Today’s College Tuition?
April 15, 2015
Danny Vinik
Raise Our Taxes. Please.
March 17, 2015
Danny Vinik
Congress Shouldn't Bother Trying to Balance the Budget
February 11, 2015
Danny Vinik
Payday Loans Are Bleeding American Workers Dry. Finally, the Obama Administration Is Cracking Down.
February 11, 2015
Marianna Fotaki
Germany's Stubbornness on Greece Is Threatening European Unity
January 26, 2015
Danny Vinik
Underspending, Not Debt, Is Holding the Country Back
What new CBO projections say about our economic future
August 5, 2014
Danny Vinik
House Republicans Have Voted to Increase the Debt by Nearly $1 Trillion This Year
July 16, 2014
Henry Aaron
The Ultimate, Definitive Guide to the Budget Deficit
Step 1: Stop worrying about it so much
May 14, 2014
Alec MacGillis
The Hypocritical, Bipartisan Fearmongering of the Fiscal Summit
May 6, 2014
Danny Vinik
We've Made Huge Progress on the Long-Term Debt
April 10, 2014
Danny Vinik
The Ryan Budget Doesn't Just Sin Against the Poor. It Sins Against Math, Too
April 1, 2014
David Dayen
Someone Else's Debt Could Ruin Your Credit Rating
Debt collectors are pursuing one in seven Americans—and often screwing up
February 19, 2014
Danny Vinik
Republicans' Favorite National-Debt Researchers Are Now Even More Discredited
January 10, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Who are the Poorest Politicians in Congress?
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