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Kai Wright: Payday Lending and the Battered Borrower
April 13, 2011"Everyone from the FDIC to the Pentagon have said that people are doing this as a way of life ... they are trapped in a series of loans," says Kai Wright individuals and families who've become entangled in the system of payday lending. High-interest loans are being made to the people who need the extra cash most--and who are most unable to repay.Kai Wright; Richard Wolff & Karen Finney; and the Military Budget
April 12, 2011"Everyone from the FDIC to the Pentagon have said that people are doing this as a way of life ... they are trapped in a series of loans," says Kai Wright of individuals and families who've become entangled in the system of payday lending. High-interest loans are being made to the people who need the extra cash most--and who are most unable to repay.Farai Chideya, Independent Voters, and Honduras
April 19, 2010Tea Party crowds held protests last week for tax day, but recent articles and polls have laid more blame for the anger at Obama at the feet of a deep-seated racial anxiety among certain sectors of Americans. "We have to embrace the fact that America is still going through a racial crisis," notes multimedia journalist and former NPR host Farai Chideya.The F Word: Economy is in the Eyes of the Beholder
April 19, 2010Beauty's in the eye of the beholder, especially, apparently, the beauty of bailouts. In the U.S. right now, some see robust growth, others a limping progress. Some see unemployment edging down, others see it spiking up. It's all about the beholder.The F Word: Obama's Economic Team: Out of Touch?
March 24, 2009Americans don't need credit; they need income. Money to pay off bills, pay rent, pay mortgages, pay for college, and health care. Even an occasional vacation?!! They need livable housing they can rent. But so far it's not coming from the Treasury.
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