debt crisis
Dozens Arrested as Protesters in Debt-Ridden Sri Lanka Try to Storm President’s Mansion
Just a day before the violence, national media reported that the Sri Lankan president and his men will be exempted from hours-long power cuts.
Russia’s Invasion Put This Island Deeper in Debt. People Are Dying Waiting for Fuel.
In Sri Lanka, reports of deaths, violence and protests increase amid the country’s worst economic crisis since independence in 1948.
The Pell Grant Program Has an $8 Billion Surplus. Here's Why You Still Have So Much College Debt.
President Trump wants to raid the grant program to send Americans back to the moon.
A New Pop-Up Tries to Make Women's Financial Inequality Instagram-Worthy
Money clips that read “future millionaire” are sold next to earrings that demand we “eat the rich.” Should I be questioning the system, or thriving inside of it? The company doesn’t seem to know the answer.
These anonymous street artists want an independent Puerto Rico
Street murals in Puerto Rico are channeling frustrations many share about the island’s century-long status as a U.S. territory. The work of La Puerta, an anonymous collective, has been very visible in San Juan but now, their protest art might come at a...
What You Should Know About Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis
Puerto Rico's debt crisis is rapidly becoming a disaster with real-world consequences, and unless Congress acts soon, it could get even worse.
Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis Empties Houses, Impoverishes Citizens
Puerto Ricans pay three times the amount their fellow Americans pay in the 50 US states for water and electricity, sales taxes are the highest in the nation, and the poverty rate is 45 percent compared to 15 percent in the continental US.
I Spent an Extremely Stressful Night in the Greek Parliament
Tension and disappointment dominated the Greek parliament as it prepared to vote on a new set of tough austerity measures.
The Former Greek Finance Minister Who Tried to Warn His Country About the Crisis
An interview with Alekos Papadopoulos, who believes the country's economy might see the first glimpses of hope in about five years.
What Young Greeks Think About the Bailout Agreement
"This is a disgrace for Europe and a real humiliation for the pride of our people. I hope we make it."
The World's Biggest Greek Community Outside Greece Is Preparing to Get Bigger
We look at how the unfolding Greek crisis will affect Melbourne, Australia, home to thousands of Greek nationals.