Showing 359 results for "debt to society"
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Outside Influence: A Third Party Timeline
Discover a high-stakes history of righteous outrage and electoral opportunism. -
Minority Rule Is Threatening American Democracy Like Never Before
The Founding Fathers planted a bomb in the Constitution. Donald Trump lit the fuse. -
An Academic’s Grand Unified Theory on Why Things Are Getting Worse
After studying how societies crumble, Peter Turchin has a warning for America's elite. -
Can We Slash Carbon Emissions and Still Have Economic Growth?
Some economists consider "decoupling" a "neoliberal Fantasy." -
Black Activists Began Traveling to Palestine in the 1960s. They Never Stopped.
“This isn’t about being for one group or against another. It’s about basic human rights.” -
The 29 Books We Couldn’t Stop Thinking About in 2023
Nonfiction reads, novels, and poetry collections that kept us up at night. -
A Cowboy Entrepreneur Dreams of a Massive Water Pipeline Over the Rockies
If completed, it could be “the largest privately funded water project in Western history.” -
Federal Agents Investigate Sugar Exporter Over Allegations of Forced Labor
The previously undisclosed inquiry of Central Romana raises the prospect of criminal sanctions. -
Brazil’s Top Court Rejects Attempt to Thwart Indigenous Land Claims
Justice cites nation's “unpayable debt” to native peoples after five centuries of oppression. -
“I’m Doing the Best I Can”: Stories From California’s Unsheltered Community
Each night, more than 170,000 people sleep outside or in temporary shelters across the state. -
Why the Most Important Doctors Are the Least Well Paid
And how the US government could fix it. -
Is This the End of Prison Phone Fees?
How a group of activists took on the telecom industry—and won. -
“The Wealthy Tend to Always Look Out for Themselves”—The Attack on State Taxes By Outside Groups
The latest front in a quiet financial war to consolidate wealth and power. -
The Supreme Court Made It Even Harder to Close the Racial Wealth Gap
The result of two major decisions: fewer opportunities and ever more debt. -
Trillions in Oil and Farm Subsidies Are Causing “Environmental Havoc”
World Bank report cites "toxic" handouts of up to $23 million a minute. -
How Immigrants Navigate the Complicated Politics of Military Service
A new book looks at why immigrants enlist in the armed forces—and the struggles they face. -
Ron DeSantis Is All In—on Creating an American Autocracy
His plan to outflank Trump would scale up the calculated system of repression he designed in Florida. -
Death by Debt
Jessica Madison was a pioneer of the student loan cancellation movement. The relief that could've saved her is now in the hands of the Supreme Court. -
We’ve Got What It Takes to End Poverty in America
The hard part is the politics—and complacency—says author Matthew Desmond.