AltWeeklies Wire
Squeezing the Squeegeersnew
The war against Halifax's street peddlers has nothing to do with safety, and everything to do with criminalizing poverty.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
01-14-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Spare Any Change?new
Kansas City's big-money donors fund art museums and symphony halls but not a homeless center.
Tags: Economic Issues
Worried Sicknew
The proposed LSU/VA hospital will bring badly needed health care and jobs to New Orleans, but those benefits will come at a price.
Tags: Economic Issues
Hey, Big Spendernew
When it comes to loans, consumers are advised to protect themselves before they wreck themselves.
Weekly Alibi |
Jessica Cassyle Carr |
12-18-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Proposed Mortgage Solution May Not Help Everyonenew
The five-year freeze on mortgage interest rates proposed by President George W. Bush last week is projected by most housing experts to assist only about 20 percent of those facing foreclosure -- those who have managed to keep up with their increasingly expensive mortgage payments.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
12-14-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Plastic Peoplenew
How we became a nation of debtors, and how we can find our way out.
Weekly Alibi |
Jessica Cassyle Carr |
12-11-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Horror Loansnew
Terrified homeowners tell their pain to U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Hanna Ingber Win |
12-07-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Dollar's Long Farewellnew
The world economy as we know it is in China's hands.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
11-30-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
WIC Thwarts Natural Womennew
Organic groceries will be cut from the shopping lists of Montana mothers who rely on food packages from the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program starting Dec. 1.
Missoula Independent |
Staff |
11-26-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Bump It or Dump Itnew
Council wrestles over budget surplus.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
11-15-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
New Mexico Halts Darfur-Profiting Investmentsnew
Nine days after we reported that the State Investment Office has $42.3 million tied up in "highest offender" corporations conducting business in Sudan, New Mexico became the 22nd state to commit to a divestment plan.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
11-15-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Darfur, Economic Issues
Cities Ask Virginia to Cap Payday Lending at 36 Percentnew
Currently, most lenders charge borrowers $15 interest for every $100 borrowed -- per week. The APR on these loans can balloon to 391 percent, trapping borrowers in a vicious cycle of debt.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
11-07-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
World Bank Prophetsnew
After years of starving poor nations, the World Bank now wants to pay farmers to protect ecosystem.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-05-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Mortgage 'Rescuers' Are Often Scammersnew
A new bill in Wisconsin would crack down on fraudulent helpers.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
10-23-2007 |
Economy
Ohio's Losing Gamblenew
The state voted against slot machines, but we got them anyway.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
10-19-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
