Disowned by the Ownership Society
Naomi Klein : Economic Policy
Bush turns out to be the undertaker of the free market's false promises to ordinary Americans.
Predatory Lending
2008
2007
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Home Sweet Gone
The subprime crisis was not just caused by lending run amok, but by unrestrained trading that made a precarious situation even worse.
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The Housing Bubble Pops
To solve the subprime mortgage crisis, start with aid for vulnerable homeowners, smarter economic policies and a more competent Federal Reserve Board.
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Welcome to Fleece U
Barbara Ehrenreich : Higher Education
Our mission is to take feckless teenagers like you and turn them into full-fledged debtors.
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Credit Card Tricks
Nicholas von Hoffman : Economic Policy
Banks no longer lend money to people able to pay them back. Now they trap the poor, the sick, students and elderly people into signing up for credit cards and watch the fees pile up.
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