Little Rock We’ve talked about “crowd sourcing” as a method of using the power of many to come together collectively to make something happen. Most recently I’ve written about trying a “citizen journalism” project at KABF to put audio-files on-the-air of what people in the listening area believe is community news. Earlier, I’ve written about Ushahidi …
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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 …