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Why Poverty Has Become a Big Business
On this week's podcast, Gary Rivlin, bestselling author of Broke, USA-From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. discusses payday loans and other short-term money lending schemes. Learn how poverty has become a thriving business and how the growth of the payday loan has affected many households throughout America.


July 10, 2026 







