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U.S. Debt
USA TodayContinuous annual federal budget deficits have led to a big increase in the nation's overall debt. Explore this interactive to see historical revenue, spending and cumulative debt; debt per person; debt as a percentage of GDP; and America's debt levels compared with other countries. More…
Times of Crisis
ReutersOn September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers became the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, its collapse paralysing the global financial system. Spanning 365 days of upheaval, we see how lives everywhere have changed as a divergent world embarks on a new era of historic uncertainty. More…
The Road to Stability
Without the financial support of their parents and experience managing money, newlyweds Carly and Michael Besse fell into deep debt. Michael was unemployed and unable to find a job paying enough to cover their monthly bills in Arkansas. He got a job in Alabama with a nationwide company, Lexicon, paying triple the amount he could make in Arkansas. They bought a camper and headed on the road to work off their debt. More…
The Debt Trap
The New York TimesA series of articles and multimedia about the surge in consumer debt and the lenders who made it possible. More…
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