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When You’re Poor, Money Is Expensive
_By Derek Thompson Alex was doing the thing he loved most, singing and playing his acoustic guitar onstage when, after one show, he met Melissa. “We kinda hit it off,” Melissa said. “No kinda about it.” Alex corrected. “We just … Continue reading
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Tagged check cashing, direct deposit, Financial services, money, Payday loan, poor, predatory lending
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Disrupted Lives
By Elizabeth Gudrais The sheriffs announced their arrival with a loud knock. If nobody was inside, they’d have to kick the door in—but at this house, someone was home. The second-floor apartment was home to Danielle Shaw and her partner, … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable housing, eviction, housing, poor, poverty, rent
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20 Things the Poor Really Do Every Day
By Ben Irwin Dave Ramsey probably wasn’t expecting this much pushback when he shared a piece by Tim Corley contrasting the habits of the rich with those of the poor. In her response on CNN, Rachel Held Evans noted that … Continue reading
The pope takes on economics’ pro-rich bias
By Edward Hadas The leading theories of economics and finance are usually produced for the rich. Pope Francis deserves praise for suggesting an economics for the poor. The typical criteria of economic success – such as efficient pricing, fully competitive … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital Asset Pricing Model, Catholic, Economic, finance, income inequality, poor, Pope Francis, poverty, wall street, wealth
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Income Inequality Is Hurting The Economy, 3 Dozen Economists Say
By Christopher S. Rugaber The growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else isn’t bad just for individuals. It’s hurting the U.S. economy. So says a majority of more than three dozen economists surveyed last week by The Associated … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Economic Inequality, economy, income inequality, middle class, poor, rich, United States, wages, wealthy
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Noam Chomsky: America hates its poor
By Chris Steele This is an excerpt from the just released second edition of Noam Chomsky’s “Occupy: Class War, Rebellion and Solidarity,” edited by Greg Ruggiero and published by Zuccotti Park Press. An article that recently came out in Rolling … Continue reading
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Tagged Class Warfare, culture, greed, income inequality, Noam Chomsky, poor, United States
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Pope ramps up charity office to be near poor, sick
By Associated Press Pope Francis has ramped up the Vatican’s charity work, sending his chief alms-giver and a contingent of Swiss guards onto the streets of Rome at night to do what he usually can’t do: comfort the poor and … Continue reading
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Tagged Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, Catholic Church, chaarity work, poor, Pope, Pope Francis, Rome, sick, Swiss Guard, Vatican
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Are the Rich Getting Too Much of the Economic Pie?
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Tagged business, Economic Inequality, economy, pie, poor, poverty, rich, video, wealthy bailouts
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Bryan Stevenson – We need to talk about an injustice
Great presentation from human rights lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative discussing the unfairness of the American criminal justice system.
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Pope Francis Is a Good Man for All Religions
By Kirk Douglas I am a Jew who loves the Pope. I have always said, “don’t be too religious.” However, Pope Francis is a good man for all religions. He is a humble person who identifies with the poor. Those … Continue reading →