I recently wrote in the Boston Phoenix about how national news events, outside the candidates' control, can have an impact on the special election race for US Senate here in Massachusetts. It will be interesting to see how that plays out next week, when President Barack Obama drops a (metaphorical) [...]

Better than Michael Jackson’s footwork!
The sub-prime mortgage industry, and the bond market that developed around it, are widely seen as responsible for the collapse of the United States economy in 2008. Two of the major players in the sub-prime industry were ACC Capital Holdings through it's subsidiary Ameriquest and Countrywide Financial. Two major'