Daily Archives: June 23, 2008

Want Good Credit? Watch Where You Shop

Where you shop and what you buy may impact your access to credit — and that’s not a good thing for democracy. Last week, BusinessWeek.com reported on a lawsuit filed against CompuCredit, a credit card issuer, for failing to disclose that it uses the buying patterns of card users to evaluate how much credit to…

Zimbabwe: Opposition Quits Election

The latest chapter in a sad story: after weeks of intimidation and violence by supporters of Robert Mugabe, the opposition is calling it quits. Morgan Tsvangirai has pulled out of the impending presidential election, which he calls a “violent, illegitimate sham.” All Africa: MDC’s official statement All Africa: SADC calls for election to be postponed…