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I’ve been doing this for a little while after a friend of mine showed me this site (kiva.org). You basically give out small business loans to people around the world who need the money for things like buying chickens so they can sell the eggs. You might give someone $25 towards their total goal of like $500 and once they get their final goal, they pay you back, so you don’t actually lose any money on it. It’s a great way to help people out and if you’ve got the money lying around for nothing, you might as well use it on a good deed.

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Harmonizing Policies in the Euro Zone: Merkel Pushes Ahead with Economic Government Plans

Inflation starts to make unwelcome entrance in world’s economies. [What do you think of the comments?]

Behavioral economics under attack

Small Business Loans to help around the world

The Tuesday Podcast: How Much Is A Good Teacher Worth?

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT SHILLER: House Prices Could Fall For Years

Secret to Bank’s Comeback: A Rich Uncle Named Sam

Mortgage loan modification program founders as banks reap incentives whether or not they help people. "Sometimes it seems the banks own Treasury.”

Episcopal Pastor Accused of Forex Ponzi Scheme By CFTC Is Arrested

Chattel slavery may be gone for good, but today’s economic slavery may be little better; with the too-high unemployment and foreclosure rates and union membership ever declining, a lot of people “owe their soul to the Company store” and who among them is so bold to challenge their bondage?

The size of the United States if they were countries

Buy the change you wish to see in the world

Graph of S&P 500 Value Relative to the USD – At an All Time Low – Double Dip?

If you want to terrify Tim Geithner or Ben Bernanke, just start talking about Japan. Frankly, you should probably feel afraid when you hear about Japan’s economy.Standard & Poor’s downgraded Japan, telling the world they’re worried about the country’s long-term ability to pay back its debt.

World leaders warn on rocketing inflation leading to social unrest and economic war:

European Union officials are considering extending euro zone bailout loans to Greece and Ireland to 30 years in a bid to draw a line under the bloc’s debt crisis, two euro zone sources said on Frida

George Soros tells David Cameron: change direction or face recession

Soon a Quarter of Spain will be Unemployed

If the euro fails, Europe fails.

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission releases report on the causes of the financial crisis: This crisis was avoidable; warning signs were ignored. [x-post]

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