New Orleans The election is in the rear-view mirror now, but for many people the shock and awe of the Trump victory is a raw and open wound, bleeding profusely, and demanding attention. The first response after disbelief at the election returns for many seems to be denial. Quixotic efforts are being promoted in social …
Month: November 2016
Predatory Home Buying through Contract-for-Deed is Increasing
New Orleans Every report indicates that predatory practices are spreading when lower income families are trying to acquire homes in the current real estate market where banks have cut back on small loans, the subprime lending market has virtually disappeared, and vulture investors are trying to exploit the situation. The terrible result has been an …
Food May Be a Top Concern but Workers are at The Bottom
New Orleans The Food Chain Workers’ Alliance released an updated state of the industry report entitled “No Piece of the Pie,” and it’s not just sobering, it’s depressing, because even as employment is soaring in this critical industry, the workers are falling farther and farther behind. There is no way to separate the precariousness of …