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No degree, but debt
Chris Farrell Feb 27, 2012
College dropouts don’t get the job, earnings and career benefits of postsecondary education, but they do get a student loan repayment book.
Voices of Wealth and Poverty: Barely Getting By
Feb 28, 2012
Daryl Snell and Angel Rogers live just above the poverty line. In their own words, the choices they make and the challenges they face.
Introducing the Wealth & Poverty beat
Mitchell Hartman Feb 24, 2012
Reporter Mitchell Hartman discusses the need for Marketplace's new Wealth & Poverty desk.
Walter Mosley touches on economic injustice, race in 'Shoot My Man'
Kai Ryssdal Jul 6, 2012
Walter Mosley's new book, "All I Did Was Shoot My Man," is more than a mystery novel. Both Mosley and his recurring protagonist, Leonid McGill, take on issues of economic injustice, inequality and the inevitable world of capitalism we live in.
It’s not just your income, it’s your assets
Dan Gorenstein Jan 31, 2012
More than 40 percent of Americans are too "asset poor" to weather a job loss for three months.
Week in review: Food stamp use on the rise
John Dimsdale Feb 2, 2012
Is Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich justified in calling President Obama the "Food Stamp President?"
Majority of Americans feel class conflict
Joel Patterson Jan 16, 2012
A new study out finds larger percentages of Americans are seeing conflicts between the haves and the have-nots.
Free lunches becoming more common
Joel Patterson Jan 11, 2012
School-subsidized lunch programs report staggering numbers of students in need of help.
Plastic surgery peaks during the holidays
Adriene Hill Dec 29, 2011
It's the most wonderful time of the year... At least for cosmetic surgeons.
TSA officials form holiday chorus at LAX
Jeremy Hobson Dec 21, 2011
The Transportation Security Administration has had a rough year, but now employees at Los Angeles International Airport have joined together to bring a little holiday cheer.
