Aug 01
Recently I wrote a piece on Brazil’s forced eviction and razing of slums in preparation for the upcoming 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. Brazil’s efforts were an attempt at glossing over poverty in a major emerging economy that is about to be in the spotlight for the whole world. It’s easy to pass …
Jan 31
Starting in 2007 we had the worst recession in U.S. history and the only economic event that has ever been worse was the depression. People were losing their homes due to being upside down on their mortgages. Unemployment sky rocketed to over 10% for the nation. Suicides and episodes of domestic violence increased. Unfortunately drug …
