New Orleans The real estate bubble in Spain cratered the economy ushering in an austerity economy with unemployment rates of more than 25% of the population and a staggering 55% for younger workers. We might ask how people are surviving, and the answer from banker Julio Gisbert who has written a book called, Living Without …
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Silicon System of Selling Personal Information for Profit is Under Attack
New Orleans The cult of Silicon Valley reigns supreme in these times. The moguls of Facebook, Google, Linked-In and the rest have become the 21st century of the auto barons of Detroit in the 20th. They are at the center of the financial pages, fashion shows, and political pundit speculations. They are worldwide ambassadors of the …
Hard to Ignore: Walmart in Bad Trouble
Little Rock Ok, Walmart is a huge business behemoth with millions of workers and billions of dollars in revenue, but the deafening roar of bad news is hard to paint a smiley face over and pretend everything is coming up roses in Bentonville. The emperor’s nakedness in India, where the India FDI Watch Campaign and …