Debt
Debt—and the aversion to it—defines the post-financial-crisis era. Developed economies are still recovering from the debt-fueled boom that burst in 2008. And emerging-market companies—from Latin American oil giants to Chinese property developers—have been on a borrowing binge. Whether it’s hedge funds crusading against Argentina or China’s effort to keep its housing market from toppling, debt is at the heart of many big stories.
OUTPOURINGThe one chart that explains almost everythingQuartz • April 8, 2016
TAKE THATScandinavians are more indebted than AmericansQuartz • November 9, 2015
THE KIDS ARE NOT ALL RIGHTThe traditional US college model forces students to pay for classes they don’t needQuartz • August 12, 2015
DICEY TERRITORYThe other government debt crisis exploding right now: Puerto Rico’sQuartz • June 29, 2015
THE UN-CANDIDATEWatch: Elizabeth Warren is “mad as hell” about big money in US politicsQuartz • May 29, 2015
PASS THE PARCELPrivate equity firms are finally dumping the deals they did before the financial crisisQuartz • May 18, 2015
MAPPEDRacial segregation made minority neighborhoods even stronger magnets for pre-crisis subprime loansQuartz • April 16, 2015
