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Tag: Responsible Lending

Toys 'R' Us storefront

Amazon didn’t kill Toys ‘R’ Us. Here’s what did

March 15th, 2018 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Economic Security

“It’s true, online shopping didn’t help matters, but the struggles of Toys ‘R’ Us predate the boom in online shopping. Many of its wounds were self-inflicted,” Chris Isidore explains.

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Sign Of The Times - Foreclosure

Matt Stoller: America’s old social contract unraveled with onset of Great Recession

April 26th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Economic Security

The following is a tweetstorm (set of tweets) posted last night by writer and activist Matt Stoller that we found compelling. It has eight parts:

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