AltWeeklies Wire
Seeds of Changenew
Activists help advance a global attack on poverty $1 at a time through microlending.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mark C. Anderson |
01-19-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Money For Somethingnew
One Portlander tries to re-energize a local currency movement.
Willamette Week |
Kyle Cassidy |
01-10-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
City Shaken by Departuresnew
With city CFO Peyton Prospere resigning along with other critical staff, city government has gotten shaky.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-19-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Homewreckersnew
Georgia tops the nation in foreclosures -- and there's no relief in sight.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
11-24-2006 |
Economy
Hooray for Hollywoodnew
Even with a housing bust and bad court verdicts, the show goes on.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
11-21-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Fighting Madnew
Tycoon Jack Grynberg says the energy industry has stolen millions from him -- and billions from the government. What if he's right?
Tags: Economic Issues
Free Trade's Kimchee Food Fightnew
South Korea's countryside is steeped in peasant traditions that could be swallowed by U.S. trade pact.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-20-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Loan Soldiersnew
Microcredit is helping the world's poorest citizens, one tiny loan at a time.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
11-13-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
City Attorney in the Money?new
City Attorney Sarah O'Reilly-Evans could net $650,000 for her work on the convention center bond.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-09-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Live It or Lose Itnew
Writer and activist Francis Moore Lappe has developed a revolutionary philosophy on hunger, poverty and global food systems.
Tags: Economic Issues
Take a Penny, Leave a Pennynew
Some people really want to get rid of America's one-cent coin -- will you get screwed if it disappears?
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
10-12-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Boon or Bone?new
On Election Day, Colorado could vote for a 33 percent increase in the minimum wage -- and it still may not be enough.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
09-26-2006 |
Economy
Tags: 2006elect
Casino Tracksnew
A gubernatorial candidate in Maine hopes a gambling train will bring the state's economy closer to Quebec's.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
09-19-2006 |
Economy
Tags: 2006elect
Big Gamenew
Breaking into Washington's Native American gaming gold rush can be a wild west circus -- just ask the Snoqualmie Tribe.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
09-13-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Lost in Translationnew
Would-be Hispanic homeowners find out they don't own as much as they thought they did.
Houston Press |
Keith Plocek |
09-12-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
