by Art Smith
This came up a couple of weeks ago. As you may know, we’ve been supporters of Kiva since last year when we made a loan. In early June, we got an email notifying us that the loan was officially in default. This means that we were definitely not going to see...
by Art Smith
In a New York Times Magazine article for this weekend, there’s a story about Kiva, a micro-lending brokerage that I’ve been advertising on this site for quite a while. It’s a good news kind of story, and one I had not expected to hear. Recently,...
by Art Smith
I’ve had little time or space thus far for this topic, not because it lacks importance, but because I can only write so much. Today I’d like to seriously look at something that many people are reacting to with cynicism, humor, and contempt because of the...