Tag Archive for ‘poverty business’
Kicking Up a Sh*tstorm in Cleveland, Tenn.
An intense first week as Broke, USA saw its official release on Tuesday. It was a thrill to start the week talking about the book on “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross, who uttered some of the sweetest words an author can ever hear: “We’ll continue talking with our guest, author Gary Rivlin, in the second [...]
Pioneers of Subprime: Allan Jones and the Payday Loan
I write about Allan Jones – W. Allan Jones, Jr., if I were still on staff at The New York Times – in a piece for The Huffington Post. The Cliff’s Notes version of that post: Let’s just say that Mr. Jones (pictured) and those around him are not the most progressive bunch on issues [...]
BROKE ‘dissects,’ ‘eviscerates’ the ‘vulture finance’ industry
“Rivlin opens up, dissects and eviscerates the gigantic industry of vulture finance…a fascinating book.”
Poverty, Inc. Asks, ‘Why Us?’
The subprime credit card issuer charging interest rates of 25 percent or more. All those subprime auto lenders charging 20 or 22 or 25 percent a year in interest for a car loan. Others in the poverty industry. All are saying the same thing: We didn’t cause the Great Recession of 2008 so why is [...]
