[lbo-talk] Sub-prime crisis in Kansas City

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Jan 3 15:55:16 PST 2008


On Jan 3, 2008, at 6:42 PM, Chuck wrote:


> The Kansas City Star recently ran a feature on the scope of the
> sub-prime mortgage crisis in Kansas City. I recently saw a map of the
> situation in Cleveland published by the BBC. Looking at maps for
> Cleveland and Kansas City, it finally dawned on me that the whole
> sub-prime crisis isn't just something that is affecting home owners
> across racial and class lines, it really is a massive crime
> committed by
> corporations against poor and middle class people of color.

This is true all over.

<http://www.responsiblelending.org/issues/mortgage/research/page.jsp? itemID=29371010>

NEDAP <http://www.nedap.org/> has done stuff on this in NYC.

Check my interview with people these places at:

<http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#070830>.

Doug



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