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I Am a Predatory Borrower Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/economy-special-focus/"></a></p> Sen. Gramm has been credited with coining the term "preda ...
A Second Bretton Woods? Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/economy-special-focus/"></a></p> <p>Twenty heads of state descended upon Washington this past weekend to discuss the global financia ...
Spreading the Wealth Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/economy-special-focus/"></a></p> <p>After three decades of "concentrate the wealth," we could really use some "spread ...
Social Security is Not Broken Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/economy-special-focus/"></a></p> Shame on Tom Brokaw for saying, during the recent presidential d ...
Jubilee on Wall Street: Reimagining God's Vision in Action Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/economy-special-focus/"></a></p> All the ruckus on Wall Street has created an incredible moment f ...
A Victory Over Predatory Payday Lending Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 2:18pm | Type: Blog: <em>The people of Ohio won a big victory over the predatory payday lending industry this June when a new state law banned the sky-high interest rates that had trapped many poor Ohioans, as <a href= ...
The IMF Files: They Want to Believe Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 2:18pm | Type: Blog: Andrew Berg, an International Monetary Fund African department policy adviser, is a nice man. Andrew Berg, an International Monetary Fund African department policy adviser, is a n ...
In Praise of the Dishonest Manager Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 2:18pm | Type: Blog: <P>One of Jesus' most in-your-face stories, and a personal favorite of mine, is the Parable of the Dishonest Manager in <A title=http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=76525043 href="http://bible.oremu ...
Mortgage Blues Originally Posted: 03/03/2011 - 4:36pm | Type: Magazine Article: Danny Schechter Predatory credit hurts homeowners - and the world economy. Today, 2 million families face fore ...
Justin Alexander: Stating the Odious Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 2:29pm | Type: Blog: <P>When Saddam Hussein's regime executed someone, it required the victim's family to pay for the bullets used. When Saddam Hussein's regime executed someone, i ...
New and Noteworthy Originally Posted: 03/03/2011 - 4:37pm | Type: Magazine Article: Molly Marsh Maxed Out Maxed Out Danny Schechter's In Debt We Trust is a useful—and terrifying— ...
Jubilee: A Sabbath from Suffering Originally Posted: 05/13/2011 - 9:39am | Type: Magazine Article: Christina Cobourn Herman The Jubilee movement works to free the world's poorest countries from debt. &q ...
Corruption: Everybody's Problem Originally Posted: 05/13/2011 - 9:40am | Type: Magazine Article: Christina Cobourn Herman Corruption is a problem in Kenya and many countries. Where corruption is intractable, trust funds can be used to ...
Fast For Justice Originally Posted: 05/13/2011 - 9:40am | Type: Magazine Article: Christina Cobourn Herman Through the Jubilee USA Congregations program, faith communities across the U.S. Thro ...
Lenders and Illegitimate Debt Originally Posted: 03/03/2011 - 4:37pm | Type: Magazine Article: Christina Cobourn Herman Asserting that "it takes two to tango," the Jubilee movement argues that it is high time lenders assume ...
Who Owes Whom? Originally Posted: 03/03/2011 - 4:37pm | Type: Magazine Article: Emira Woods Jubilee South campaigners go beyond calls for debt relief. The story of debt in Africa is not pret ...
Celebrity Activists Originally Posted: 03/03/2011 - 4:38pm | Type: Magazine Article: Kate Bowman Johnston Hollywood's humanitarian helpers direct more attention to global hot spots. But does it help? ...
Debt Relief at Last? Originally Posted: 04/06/2011 - 7:29am | Type: Magazine Article: Elizabeth Palmberg Hope for the world's poorest countries During the last few months, ...
Children Lead - Who Follows? Originally Posted: 08/28/2011 - 7:23pm | Type: Magazine Article: Rose Marie Berger Kate Bowman In Nairobi, 700 children walked out of school and through ...
Educated to Debt Originally Posted: 04/05/2011 - 8:35pm | Type: Magazine Article: Rose Marie Berger Jodi Hochstedler College, credit cards, and students: A dangerous mix ...
You Are What You Owe Originally Posted: 04/05/2011 - 8:50pm | Type: Magazine Article: David Batstone Want some free financial consultation? It won't take more than a few seconds, I promise. W ...
Something to Celebrate! Originally Posted: 04/06/2011 - 7:25am | Type: Magazine Article: Marie Dennis Considering that two years ago Congress had little interest in the issue, the action is nothing short of a miracle. ...
Jubilee Begins With Me Originally Posted: 04/05/2011 - 10:28pm | Type: Magazine Article: David Beckmann Can one person make a difference? Pat Pelham lives in Birmingham, Alabama. About four years a ...
An Irresistible Force Originally Posted: 07/27/2011 - 10:51am | Type: Magazine Article: Martin Wroe Jubilee 2000 has surprised people with its phenomenal success. A look at how and why it caught fire - and what's around t ...
And on This Side of the Pond Originally Posted: 07/27/2011 - 10:51am | Type: Magazine Article: Judy Coode The Jubilee 2000/USA campaign In spring 1995, before the debt crisis was a front-page story, a smal ...
Jubilee Progress Originally Posted: 04/05/2011 - 10:28pm | Type: Magazine Article: Ryan Beiler On September 29 President Clinton announced that the administration would erase 100 percent of the debt owed to the United Sta ...
Aiding and Abetting an Epidemic Originally Posted: 04/05/2011 - 10:28pm | Type: Magazine Article: Laura Dely As the rate of HIV-AIDS reaches record highs in Africa, the burden of foreign debt depletes scarce resources for prevention and ...
A Growing Clamor for Relief Originally Posted: 04/05/2011 - 10:28pm | Type: Magazine Article: Marie Dennis Jubilee 2000 and the debt debate. After months of intense lobbying by Jubilee 2000 campaigns, lea ...
For the Forgiveness of Debts Originally Posted: 04/05/2011 - 10:28pm | Type: Magazine Article: Andrew Schleicher Following the story of Jesus path to Golgotha, 150 people gathered on Good Friday at the U.S. Capitol for the Economic ...
To Break the Chains of Debt Originally Posted: 04/05/2011 - 10:32pm | Type: Magazine Article: Mara Louise Vanderslice In an awesome display of people power, 70,000 demonstrators linked arms to "break the chains of debt" at ...
For a Dignified Life Originally Posted: 04/05/2011 - 10:33pm | Type: Magazine Article: Marie Dennis The worldwide movement for debt relief is rooted in Jubilee. Matchbox Child Living in a ...
Global Debt's Local Toll Originally Posted: 04/05/2011 - 10:33pm | Type: Magazine Article: Mara Louise Vanderslice An interactive CD-ROM brings home the effects of the debt crisis. The children at the ...
Jubilee 2000 Originally Posted: 04/05/2011 - 10:43pm | Type: Magazine Article: Murray MacAdam A chance for a new beginning. If a biblically inspired movement has its way, the year 2000 will ...