How to Look for a Job When Everything Feels Hopeless
The economy is in the toilet and there's a pandemic happening, but somehow we are still expected to look for work.
Personal Finance
Breaking Down Credit Scores with an Expert and a Kid
Credit isn’t that complicated until it goes bad. Then it can cause a world of headaches. Let’s get ahead of the curve by explaining things to an 11-year-old.
11-year-old Claudia Learns about Investment
Some people want to buy a house. Some people, like 11-year-old Claudia, want to buy dozens of reptiles. Either way, it’s important to understand investment and interest to turn dreams into realities.
Debt
'Why Do I Keep Buying Stuff I Don't Need With Money I Don't Have?'
Despite the best financial intentions, there are always things we want to spend money on that feel very important, like fall candles and sweatpants.
The 'Get Rich Quick' MLM Schemes Targeting Gen Z During Lockdown
Young people out of work from COVID-19 are falling victim to controversial multi-level marketing schemes.
My Obsession with Buying 'Stuff' Landed Me £7,000 in Debt
I justified my expenses with "I’m anxious and I work hard, why shouldn’t I buy myself this little thing?”
Inequality
Forced to Abort, Tortured: Indian Women Continue to Face Violence Over Obsession With Male Children
In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a man ripped open his pregnant wife’s belly to find out if it was a boy.
Ancient Graves Reveal Wealth Gap Existed Even in the Stone Age
The Neolithic times had the haves and the have-nots too.
As Indian Classes Go Online, Those Who Can't Afford Smartphones Go Without
Almost 70 percent of India's population live in rural areas where internet is still a luxury.
Corruption
Encrochat Investigation Finds Corrupt Cops Leaking Information to Criminals
Beyond drug trafficking, the continuing investigations into users of the encrypted phone network Encrochat is increasing to corrupt officials.
Brother Getting Bags of Cash Isn't Great for Mexico's 'Anti-Corruption' President
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is under fire for his methods on fighting corruption, and recently-released videos of his own brother accepting bags of cash aren't helping.
Bulgarians Are Trying to Oust Their Government
With the focus on Belarus, most people are unaware of a popular uprising happening in a different former Eastern Bloc nation.