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John Oliver Takes on the Predatory World of Subprime Car Loans

by CiaraIsaachsen Posted on August 15, 2016

Mother Jones

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On Sunday, John Oliver took on the shady world of subprime auto lenders, an industry that too often tricks vulnerable people into paying far more for a used car than it’s actually worth. As the Last Week Tonight host explained, predatory loans are just “one of the many ways that when you are poor, everything can be more expensive,” with lenders’ practices driving borrowers into inescapable debt and bankruptcy.

It’s also an industry, unburdened by alarmingly lax rules, that closely resembles the 2008 financial crisis. For more on subprime car loans, head over to our recent in-depth coverage here.

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A Republican Senator Just Announced They Won’t Endorse Donald Trump. Here’s Why.

by CiaraIsaachsen Posted on August 9, 2016

Mother Jones

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On Monday, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) announced in a Washington Post op-ed that she would not be voting for her party’s nominee, Donald Trump.

I will not be voting for Donald Trump for president. This is not a decision I make lightly, for I am a lifelong Republican. But Donald Trump does not reflect historical Republican values nor the inclusive approach to governing that is critical to healing the divisions in our country.

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Some will say that as a Republican I have an obligation to support my party’s nominee. I have thought long and hard about that, for being a Republican is part of what defines me as a person. I revere the history of my party, most particularly the value it has always placed on the worth and dignity of the individual, and I will continue to work across the country for Republican candidates. It is because of Mr. Trump’s inability and unwillingness to honor that legacy that I am unable to support his candidacy.

Collins is one of the famed yet elusive GOP “moderates” so it’s not like this will change the minds of a lot of Trump diehards, but it’s still a big deal if only because Trump is making a play to win her state.

Collins will not however be going the next logical step and endorsing Clinton. She says in the piece that she doesn’t support either of the parties’ nominees.

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A Republican Senator Just Announced They Won’t Endorse Donald Trump. Here’s Why.

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