Author: Zandar1

First a little history lesson:  The Bradley Effect is the theory that an African-American candidate for political office can’t win because in the end, while opinion polls can show the candidate ahead, when it comes to...

Things are looking increasingly dim for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  Analysts foresee both companies being unable to raise the capital they need to continue sometime in the next 45 days.Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac tumbled to...

Your assignment today is to read your Roubini.  It’s a bit weighty, but important.  We’re starting the backslide into the twilight, folks.  I’ll highlight the important bits for you. Recent...

…then who?  Jeralyn at Talk Left has a pretty intriguing theory:The Vice Presidential candidate speaks at the Democratic Convention on Wednesday night. The theme that night is “Securing America’s...

Oil has plunged, the dollar is at a six-month high, and things are now looking up for the US, right?  Well, remember, the dollar’s strength is coming at the weaknesses of other currencies, and the recession that...