Have you heard about Kiva? Kiva is a free web site that lets you provide micro-loans (in amounts of $25) to impoverished entrepreneurs needing investment to make their businesses thrive. The entire loan amount goes to the entrepreneur and is facilitated through Kiva’s partnership with local micro-lending organziations in each country. The micro-lending organization collects … [Read more...]
The Joy of Postage
This article has several key points that are barely but still related - despite recent criticism that this is not an acceptable approach to composition. :) The poor pay more for everything. Walmart isn't really mitigating this: First off, there's the obvious fact that Walmart shoppers are propping up a work model that keeps their wages low, their benefits inadequate, their … [Read more...]
