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 …
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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 …
TXU Case Study in Speculation Hurting Consumers and Embarrassing Environmentalists
Memphis Who wants to read another story about Wall Street hustlers and the funny money going south and then jumping through more hoops to try to save their butts in bankruptcy court? Well in this case the answer is “Me!” when it comes to the wheeling-and-dealing involving TXU, the struggling Texas power company. The …