Archive for the ‘Economics’ Category

The real moral hazard at stake

By Tim Lilienthal, Bank Accountability Campaign Coordinator for PICO National Network, Last summer, Ray Mercado and his wife began to struggle to keep up with their mortgage payments on their home in Orlando, Florida. Like responsible homeowners, they reached out to their bank, J.P. Morgan Chase. ...

June 30th, 2011 | Economics, Featured, Housing, Racial Equity | Read More

Administration’s proposals for reforming US housing finance system a disturbing signal

By Jillian Olinger, Research Associate with the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity The jointly issued “Report to Congress” issued in February by the Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development caught many in the civil rights community by surprise. The Report laid...

June 27th, 2011 | Economics, Featured, Housing, Racial Equity | Read More

The Kathleen Wells Show interviews economist Dr. Ravi Batra

[Transcript from The Kathleen Wells Show] Good morning – My name is Kathleen and this is the Kathleen Wells Show… I have as a guest today economist Dr. Ravi Batra. Dr. Batra is a professor of economics at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and is the author of five international...

June 17th, 2011 | Economics, Featured, Racial Equity | Read More

One nation under a groove

I attended Saturday’s One Nation Working Together rally. Truth be told, there were too many speakers droning on about a mash-up of progressive causes from green jobs to green cards for illegal immigrants. The rally was scheduled to end at 4:00 p.m., but folks were leaving by the thousands around...

October 6th, 2010 | African Americans, Economics, Employment, Glenn Beck, Immigration, Politics, Racial Equity, Talk About Race | Read More

Racial aspects of economy are significant for White House to address

After an intense and shameful week of poorly dealing with ex-USDA worker Shirley Sherrod and issues of race, the country is left trying to make sense of where we are and why issues of race seem so hard and intractable. There have been many editorials and stories – many of them very thoughtful. ...

July 28th, 2010 | Economics, Featured, Shirley Sherrod, US | Read More

Done right, immigration reform will boost the U.S. economy

By Victor Corral, Program Manager, Insight Center for Community Economic Development (photo credit: celikins) The U.S. economy needs immigrants. According to the Center for American Progress, if we passed immigration reform that included legalization, there would be an estimated $1.5 trillion boost...

May 11th, 2010 | Economics, Immigration | Read More

NAACP, Wells Fargo and a Banker’s Heart

Outside of Bank of America’s former headquarters in San Francisco, there is a sculpture that locals have dubbed a “banker’s heart.” The NAACP has come under fire for its “partnership” with cold-hearted Wells Fargo, which is being sued by states and municipalities for discriminatory and predatory...

May 4th, 2010 | African Americans, Economics, Housing, Racial Equity | Read More

Black leaders must seize the moment

The National Action Network held its 12th annual convention last week in New York City. I attended the first day, but missed the black leadership forum, “Measuring the Movement.” Broadcast live on TV One, the forum was “designed to determine and commit to significant and measurable goals that...

April 20th, 2010 | African Americans, Economics, Featured, Racial Equity | Read More