Politics

Odds and Ends 3

Posted by on January 18, 2008 at 3:26 pm

The nice folks at Econbrowser have outlined how mortgage securitization works both in theory and in practice. Fear not; they include handy diagrams. AlterNet has some choice opinions about the Bank of America bailout of Countrywide. Some people are very particular about how you pronounce the name of this state. Did you know that women [...]

Primarily, We Have a Caucus

Posted by on November 18, 2007 at 3:25 pm

Nevada doesn’t do “primary elections.” Instead we have a caucus. It’s fairly early, on January 19, which explains why the candidates are spending so much time in Nevada. It’s a little different, so the nice folks at the Las Vegas Review-Journal have put together some information to help de-mystify the whole thing. Here’s how you [...]