In 1916 he convinced C. W. Baston, an indebted farmer, to back his venture.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, public attention was drawn to suicides by indebted farmers in India following crop failures.

They passed a law making it easier to sue indebted farmers.

Close to 300 indebted farmers have committed suicide since 1997, according to government officials.

But the poor harvest may leave indebted farmers with no choice but to keep raising opium.

It repealed prohibition, passed a Debt Adjustment Act to help indebted farmers, and aided workers.

In recent days, groups ranging from indebted farmers to laid-off oil workers have invoked the Zapatistas' example in a series of protests around the country.

The 1991 reforms also contributed to a rise in suicides by indebted farmers in India following crop failures.

Many farmers, indebted to settlers, auctioned their daughters for sexual slavery.

They attempted to stop the courts from taking property from indebted farmers by forcing the closure of courts in western Massachusetts.