Tag Archive for ‘Poverty industry’
Hear Me Speak at the Cleveland City Club
An alternative title for this post might be: Presidents, World Leaders, and Me. I happily said yes when I was invited to address the Cleveland City Club — and then I received a more formal invitation in the mail that listed some of its past speakers. The City Club was having me for its Friday [...]
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 [...]
Fat Times for the Poverty Industry
How good are hard times for those in the poverty business? Those in the payday industry and other storefront lenders claim they’re struggling along but the numbers show otherwise. Read my piece in TheAtlantic.com exploring why with the financial misery high, these are fat times for many businesses operating on the economic fringes. Defaults may [...]
“Fresh Air” interview with Terry Gross
“Turning Poverty Into a Multibillion-Dollar Industry”: Click here to hear me talking with Terry Gross about Broke USA. The rest of the description from the “Fresh Air” website: “Pawnshops, payday lenders, check cashers and rent-to-own companies take in $33 billion a year. In writing his new book, Broke, USA, Gary Rivlin discovered how the businesses [...]
