This is Part 3 in a series. Part 1 looked at corporate structure and Part 2 looked at problems with sports teams. Part 3 is about how all this affects investors, especially those who are trying to be socially responsible. Now, social investing is a really broad topic. It is investing in a way that reflects… [Read More]
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Corporations, government, Hobby Lobby, and socially responsible investing, part 2
Part 1 of this series looked at Burwell v. Hobby Lobby and the issue of corporate personhood. This is Part 2, looking at the poor sports of the corporate world: professional sports teams and leagues. So far this year, we’ve seen an Olympic ghost town created at Sochi, Russia; the NBA order Donald Sterling to… [Read More]
Socially Responsible Credit Unions
Are you looking for alternatives to the big banks? How about a credit union. You’re more than an account number or a credit rating when you go for a loan. You’re the shareholder, so no one is trying to make a profit on your back. Credit unions are nonprofit cooperative organizations structured like banks. The… [Read More]
Socially Responsible Investing for Dummies now available for people with print disabilities
Benetech is an organization that uses technology for good. One of its initiatives is using technology to help people with disabilities. Many of these are problems reading traditional print texts; Benetech’s Bookshare program provides access to a range of books for people with low or no vision, among other things. They have a partnership with… [Read More]
Nominal prices, real prices, and the minimum wage
Recently, a friend asked me for an explanation of inflation. Her children were asking about the minimum wage, and they wanted to know why prices had to go up, and she was stumped. Here’s an explanation; you can decide if it is simple enough. First, economists talk about “real” prices and “real” wages, which would… [Read More]
