New Orleans In Nariobi the question in a bar that always made you step back and think if you ordered a beer was whether you wanted it cold or warm, meaning at room temperature. Given the state of refrigeration and the cost of electricity in the country, so many people had gotten used to drinking beer …
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Perhaps Some Progress on Payday Lending Rules in USA
New Orleans Payday lenders could not operate without the collaboration of the big money center banks. They are financiers providing the dollars being lent in predatory fashion to desperate lower income families. They are also the loan collectors by facilitating drafting from borrowers’ accounts to service the loans for the payday lenders, sometimes on multiple …
Heed Wenonah Hauter’s Warnings about Food Monopolies
New Orleans The other day I interviewed Wenonah Hauter, the executive director of Food and Water Watch, on KABF at 88.3 FM about her work and her new book, Foodopoly. We have worked with Wenonah over the years all over the world. Her organization was crucial in getting us help in our winning fight more …