Peonage, also called debt slavery or debt servitude, is a system where an employer compels a worker to pay off a debt with work. Legally, peonage was outlawed by Congress in 1867. However, after ...

With the nation focused on race relations, it's a good time to be reading a book that outlines the often violent history of Arkansas. Written by Van Hawkins of Jonesboro, the author of eight previous ...

Debtors’ prisons are back. The criminal justice system creates debt with tickets for quality-of-life offenses, proliferating court fees and criminal fines. Those who do not pay are threatened with ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The debt-peonage system is an agreement between patrons and laborers in different economic activities worldwide. A common feature is social ...

I wonder: What would Timothy Howe, a Reconstruction-era congressman who opposed slavery, have made of the story of Raedell Piaso? A few years ago, Piaso was making a little less than $23,000 a year as ...

For all the controversy in which teaching about slavery in the Old South remains mired, we often ignore the fact that slavery as an institution persisted past Emancipation. Even well into the 20th ...

"Dress Rehearsal For Debt Peonage" with economist Dr. Michael Hudson on why the banks are returning the bailout money; bank fees and penalties; banks prefer default to foreclosure; debt as wealth; ...

The future of all that we cherish is on the line and we—all of us—have to fight like hell to protect democracy, human decency, and a livable planet. Our reporters are working overtime to cover the ...

“Making Home Affordable” is the name of the Obama Administration program to help underwater and delinquent homeowners avoid foreclosure. The government offers financial incentives to loan servicers ...

Some owing student debt enter old age in a continuous cycle of debt, with interest and fees making it impossible to pay off the principal. Some are in debt for hundreds of thousands of dollars.