New Orleans How about “economics for idiots” for all of us out there who might have trouble remembering what we have learned from the Great Recession as well as the Bush “build the rich” program of recent years? Thanks to the Times we have this today in easy to access fashion. Here’s Alan …
Category: Citizen Wealth
Social Determinants of Health are Killing People Everywhere
New Orleans Sometimes it is eerie how things come together. The other day I was working with several researchers with GHETS (Global Health through Education, Training and Services), a US-based nonprofit head by a colleague Dr. David Egilman, to expand the emphasize on community organizing and community action as a critical tool in training health …
Payroll or Payday Loans? Predatory Rates Sweeping Brazil & Mexico Credit Markets
New Orleans For working families payday loans pretty much define predatory lending. A family desperate for money takes a loan against their next paycheck. In years of campaigns ACORN Canada has won increased regulation of such loans in a number of provinces. The story in the United States where financial institutions of all sizes and …