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When Lenders Sue, Quick Cash Can Turn Into a Lifetime of Debt
By Paul Kiel A version of this story will be published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sunday. Five years ago, Naya Burks of St. Louis borrowed $1,000 from AmeriCash Loans. The money came at a steep price: She had … Continue reading
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Tagged debt, loan, Missouri, money, National Consumer Law Center, Payday loan
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Local Government is the Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Economic Inequality
By Joelle Gamble Americans don’t believe in guaranteed equal outcomes, but we do believe in equal opportunity and the ability to achieve a decent livelihood if one works hard. Unfortunately, the United States, despite being the world’s largest economy, is … Continue reading
SoftBank is lighting a fire under Sprint – I’ll be waiting for the results
By Phil Goldstein Before SoftBank’s $21.6 billion deal to take control of Sprint (NYSE:S) was finalized, Sprint formally referred to the after-transaction company as “New Sprint.” Nearly six months after Sprint shareholders approved the deal, it seems like the new Sprint … Continue reading
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Tagged 4G, cellular, Clearwire, LTE, LTE Advanced, Softbank, spartphones, Sprint, technology
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New York City rolling out nation’s largest free, public Wi-Fi network
By Tammy Parker The Big Apple has big plans for public Wi-Fi as it rolls out a network that will cover 95 city blocks in Harlem and provide coverage to 80,000 residents as well as businesses and visitors to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Apple, Harlem, internet, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, technology, United States, Wi-Fi, Wireless network
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This Company Can Find Stolen Smartphones (If Only AT&T, Verizon And Sprint Will Let It)
By Gerry Smith When Lawrence Flynn’s smartphone was stolen in Atlanta in July, he assumed it was gone for good. Weeks went by. Police had no leads. “I had given up hope,” he said. But an investigator at Absolute Software … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolute Software, AT&T, Dominican Republic, lost phone, smartphone, Sprint, technology, Verizon Communications
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Mandela and the Question of Violence
By Ta-Nehisi Coates I was right to be wrong, while you and your kind were wrong to be right. —Pierre Courtade I have the misfortune of being near the end of Tony Judt’s Postwar at a moment when of the great … Continue reading
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Tagged George Washington, humanism, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, United States
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Fox News Anchor: Santa Is White and Jesus Was, Too
By Stephen A. Crockett Jr. Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly isn’t comfortable with the idea of a black Santa and wants to make a few things clear, especially to kids: Santa Claus is white and so was Jesus. The anchor, … Continue reading
A Newtown Moms Reflections On Love And Loss One Year Later
By Alissa Parker Last week, I received a frantic phone call from Robbies brother, James, who was looking for his wife, Natalie. James and Natalie moved to Connecticut two months after our family did and have been our solid rock … Continue reading
In Newtown, memorials are gone but reminders are everywhere
By Lee Higgins Just two weeks after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School last December, the elaborate memorials that drew hundreds of mourners from around the country came down. Gone were the 26 Christmas trees — one for each … Continue reading
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We Are This Close to Losing Our Democracy to the Mercenary Class
By Bill Moyers I met Supreme Court Justice William Brennan in 1987 when I was creating a series for public television called In Search of the Constitution, celebrating the bicentennial of our founding document. By then, he had served on … Continue reading →