Why the New American Real Estate Dream is Renting

argues for a change in housing policy to support renting rather than ownership. sorta. by Thomas Sugrue of UPenn

Carrington's Loan Do-Overs Draw Heat

Carrington doing more loan mods, less defaults, squeezing profit, and generally engaging in self-interest behavior not benefiting homeowners in seems

After Early Errors Wal-Mart Thinks Locally to Act Globally

Wal-Mart succeeding more internationally with varied formats and local products

How ethical are supermarket clothes?

cost of ethical production puts pressure on mass market pricing

A Global Surge in Tiny Loans Spurs Credit Bubble in a Slum

interest rates too high, muslim debt protest, and too much money chasing too few "qualified" borrowers

My town is menaced by a superstore. So why are we not free to fight it off?

village fight against tesco in UK all too familiar to our big box fights with Wal-Mart

Social Security Administration to Pay $500 Million in Settlement

computer program matched names on arrest warrants and disqualified individuals for social security. fraught with errors.

Lawsuits Question After Hours Use of Email and Cellphones

Whether such time should be compensated under FSLA

Animal Activists Expand Corporate Attacks

Animal extremists move from UK to Europe

India Has Its Own Kind of Power Struggle

neighbor spies and other means to move from 50 to 15% losses from power theft in india. joint venture with delhi government

Global Warming and the Poor

catastrophic impact of unchecked global warming

Chinese Steelworkers Resist Privatization

Executive killed by striking steelworkers in NE China who was trying to privatize the company and reduce employment from 30,000 to 5000

SEIU Healthcare Push Aided by Wal-Mart

Alliance with Wal-Mart is giving SEIU seat at the table on health care negotiations

Onwards and endlessly upwards

social inequality in UK

Minority Turnout Critical for Obama Victory

Swing states were won because of minority turnout

City Neighborhoods Dig In to Protect Fragile Gains

community redevelopment trying to hang on against foreclosurs

Vaticanomics: The Holy Father Tackles Globalization

Benedict encylical is a conservative doc

Mortgage Firms Prodded to Modify More Loans

servicers still not getting job done

Unions gave ACORN nearly $10 million | Washington Examiner

Money during my last couple of years between unions and ACORN

Drug Companies See Poorer Nations as Sales Cure

Big pharma marketing hard and at high prices to developing countries. Story here from Caracas slums

Union takes migrant worker fight to Tesco AGM

challenge to Tesco practices by Unite union in UK

Cities Grow at Suburbs Expense During Recession

recession tones down sprawl

ACORN Role in Census is Challenged

More political heat

What Sanford Should Have Said

Editorial writer's recommendation on how to handle a public apology with dignity

Political Shift Revives Dispute about Workers' Overtime Pay

Homecare workers getting overtime and minimum wage coverage in all states

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