With more people defaulting, business is brisk By John Johnson, Newser Staff Posted May 15, 2012 5:57 PM CDT (Newser) – The growing number of ex-students overwhelmed with student-loan debt might want to consider an apropos career switch—to become a collector of overdue student loans. Sadly, it’s no joke. As Bloomberg explains, one...
Under the Hindu caste system, also in place in Nepal and other areas where Hinduism predominates, people who do “dirty” jobs are called untouchables or Dalits. But even among the Dalits who are the poorest caste, are the Dumes. This group picks dead animals...
By Alok Jha, The Guardian Monday, April 9, 2012 16:31 EDT It began with a frustrated blogpost by a distinguished mathematician. Tim Gowers and his colleagues had been grumbling among themselves for several years about the rising costs of academic journals. They, like many...
Naomi Wolf wrote an important article that began thusly: In a five-four ruling this week, the supreme court decided that anyone can be strip-searched upon arrest for any offense,...
by David Watson March 30, 2012 You know, I used to think that maybe it was just me. That maybe there was something wrong. Maybe I should seek some...
Here’s another story that shows why we need demonetization The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-2 Monday to endorse a controversial bill that would allow Arizona employers the right to...