The Golden Age of Rich People Not Paying Their Taxes
An eight-year campaign to slash the IRS’s budget has left the agency understaffed, hamstrung, and operating with archaic equipment. The result: a hundred-billion-dollar heist.
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schab / Shutterstock / IRS / Katie Martin / The Atlantic Caught in the Bankruptcy Feedback Loop
Black Americans are far less likely than their white peers to successfully erase their debts in court—and a network of attorneys profits as a result.
Andrea Morales / ProPublica Nebraska: A Medical-Debt Collector’s Paradise
The state’s low court filing fees make it hard for poorer citizens to fend off attacks on their assets.
Brian Frank / Reuters The Burden of Debt on Black America
A family that falls behind on even a small loan can find itself in a never-ending pit of payments and shame.
Dan Gill / ProPublica High-Cost Payday Lenders Are Fighting Back
Outrage over payday loans, which trap millions of Americans in debt and are the best-known type of high-cost loans, has led to dozens of state laws aimed at stamping out abuses. But the industry has proved extremely resilient
