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It’s been one year since I invested in Prosper and Kiva, two microfinance organizations that pool contributions from individuals to lend sums of money at low interest rates. Prosper lets lenders profit from interest payments. Kiva does not pay interest back to lenders. So far, Kiva has a better return (0%) than Prosper (-2%). Not [...]

Tomorrow is Seattle’s local primary election. I received a pamphlet in the mail but hadn’t intended to read it or vote — the election is only a primary, and there hasn’t been much about it in the local media anyway. I thumbed through the pamphlet anyway and found one of the most bizarre challengers ever. [...]