October 10, 2008 - The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) reports that a number of the organization's thought leaders -- including Michael Shuman, David Korton, Leslie Christian and Judy Wicks -- have responded to the current financial crisis in the popular press.

These articles include:

• David Korten, "Main Street Before Wall Street," Yes! magazine, October 2008
• Leslie Christian, "Finance to Serve the Economy," Yes! magazine, October 2008
• Michael Shuman, "Congress Should Expand the Community Reinvestment Act," Small-Mart.org, September 2008
• Don Shaffer, "Notes From the Leading Edge of Social Finance," Green Money Journal, Fall 2008
• Judy Wicks, "Table for Six Billion, Please," The Sun, August 2008

For direct links to each of the full articles above, visit the BALLE Announcements page.