Justice Department Sued Over Secretive JPMorgan Settlement

The agreement settled both “actual and potential” civil claims against the company brought by five federal agencies and several state attorneys general.

Carey L. Biron
By Carey L. Biron
People stand in the lobby of JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York. J.P. Morgan Chase (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

WASHINGTON --- A public interest group is suing the Department of Justice and Attorney General Eric Holder over the agency’s recent record-busting settlement with JPMorgan Chase for the bank’s fraudulent conduct leading up to the 2007-08 bursting of the housing bubble and subsequent meltdown of the financial industry.  Better Markets, a watchdog

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A Photographic Look At How Graffiti Is Healing Detroit

Graffiti has become an important art form that has turned the dark, crumbling buildings in the largely abandoned Motor City into a visual display of hope.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

(Photos courtesy of Chris Freitag, Pieces of Detroit) Widely regarded as a colorful form of vandalism and an indication of a lesser affluent, crime-inflicted part of town, graffiti is rarely, if ever, viewed as a positive addition to any community. But as community members in cities such as Detroit struggle to piece back together a city

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America’s Economically Vulnerable Turn To Selling Body Parts To Make Ends Meet

For women, the sale of eggs, hair and breast milk is becoming more commonplace.

Mint Press News Desk
By Mint Press News Desk

As the U.S. economy fails to rebound from its pre-Great Recession status, Americans are scrambling not only to make ends meet, but also to pay back debt -- and they’re turning to nontraditional means to make that happen. For women, the sale of eggs, hair and breast milk is becoming more commonplace. According to Bloomberg News, Google search

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Parts Of New Orleans Struggle To Recover From Katrina

While the city as a whole is showing signs of a comeback, the details reveal that not everyone has benefited.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

Eight years ago, a Category 3 hurricane made landfall over a major American city — New Orleans. In the long, protracted recovery, the city changed and redefined itself — not so much as simply a visage of the past, but as a move forward. But, in light of a 46 percent population drop, massive damage to the city’s infrastructure and facilities, a

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