Warren Would Erase $640 Billion in Student Debt No Matter What Congress Said
The candidate's latest plan shows how she'd be willing to use executive power as president.
Personal Finance
Saving $1,600 for a Studio Workspace
Running a business together isn’t easy, especially when you look at the books in… detail.
Debt
American Farmers Are Panicking Because Coronavirus Is Holding Up Worker Visas
Farmers who rely on thousands of foreign workers are racing against time as the growing season begins.
5 Horror Stories About the Cost of Health Care Even When You Have Insurance
"After a car accident, an emergency services bill grew to $75,000. We decided declaring bankruptcy was our only option."
This Group Frees People From the Prison of Medical Debt, One at a Time
RIP Medical Debt has forgiven nearly $1.4 billion worth of debt, which is simultaneously a lot and not nearly enough.
Inequality
A Notorious Trailer Park Mogul Once Roasted by John Oliver Just Got Owned By His Tenants
What if tenants got together and bought their property back? That’s what happened at this trailer park in Texas.
How an Atlanta Hairstylist Set Up Her Own Salon to Stay Safe
As Georgia reopens, workers are caught between losing their unemployment and getting themselves and others sick. Here’s how one hairstylist is handling it.
We're Being Too Optimistic About What Post-Pandemic America Will Look Like
The coronavirus has revealed so many of our institutions to be vulnerable or broken. But that doesn't mean they will change.
Corruption
How to Find Out Which Politicians Are Financially Backed by Cops
Have internet access? Activist Aaron Fernando has a blueprint for action.
Mike Pompeo Just Mocked the Investigations Against Him: 'I've Seen the Various Stories That Someone Was Walking My Dog to Sell Arms to My Dry Cleaner'
Pompeo denied that he knew about the specifics of any of the investigations — but then admitted that he had answered written questions earlier this year about one of them.
The Honduran Drug Boss Who Helped the US Now Faces Deportation—and Death
Digna Valle Valle helped the DEA bring down some of Honduras' most powerful drug traffickers. Now she could be deported back to the country to die.