New Orleans It still doesn’t mean that Walmart won’t walk away scot-free from its $24 million Mexican bribery scandal (and who knows how much more might have been spent in other countries like India?), but at least some directors may lose their soft perches and have their hands pried loose from the rubberstamps they have …
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Microfinance Company’s Own Investigation Proves SKS Provoked Suicides
New Orleans Working with ACORN International, Melanie Craxton from the University of Edinburgh and I produced a hard hitting report, Mega Troubles for Microfinance, calling into question the claims that microfinance reduces poverty and the entire model of unsustainable practices, collection methods, and the resource bubble fueling their growth. Sadly, a story written by the …
La Sicilian and ACORN’s Dharavi Rocks is a People’s Mag Hero in India
Paterno Monday was a long day in the La Citta campaign office. The organizing committee was trying to get as many planes in the air as possible, but it was not an easy task. As a new organization there were the usual tensions of learning what to expect from each other and missteps in different …