Month July 2010

The Democrats’ middle-class problem

About two in five Americans report household incomes between $35,000 and $100,000 a year. Right now, almost three in five are deeply worried about their financial situation, according to an ABC poll from March. This should give Democrats an issue,…

Gay Marriage Chart of the Day

FiveThirtyEight There are now about 250 million people worldwide living in jurisdictions which provide for marriage equity, as this colorful chart will help to demonstrate. Argentina legalized same sex marriage yesterday.

Illinois now has higher default risk than Iceland

CMA Vision The CMA Sovereign Risk Monitor identifies and ranks the world’s most volatile sovereign debt issuers according to percentage changes in their 5 year CDS. Illinois’ accomplishment is impressive indeed, especially considering Iceland had their entire banking system self-destruct…

Wall Street Whitman. Play the game!

Wall Street Whitman is thoughtfully brought to you by The California Federation of Labor. But, Meg Whitman is gaining in the polls now. Indeed, one new poll has her ahead of Jerry Brown in the race for California governor. The…