October 21, 2008 – 10:28 pm
According to the Zogby International Poll, Senator Barack Obama is up +8% versus McCain as of today’s (10/21) data release. However, just this past Sunday Obama was up by only +3% points.
One distinguishing characteristic about the Zogby poll is that they weight down responses from Democrats to fit the general population of voters. [...]
Posted in Conservative, Democrat, Independent, Liberal, Media, New Media, Politics, Progressive, Republican
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Tagged Barack Obama, Bradley effect, California, John Zogby, Mayor Tom Bradley, polling data, Zogby International poll
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October 13, 2008 – 2:28 pm
When we say everything has or will be affected, we mean everything. Yesterday morning, I watched an intriguing segment on ESPN’s Outside The Lines, which examined the impact on the failing economy on the sports – and the prognosis is not good. Sports and entertainment have long been seen as industries that seem not [...]
Posted in Business, Economic Development, Economy, Finance, Media, NASDAQ, New Media, S&P 500, Urban Development, Urban Marketing, Wall Street
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Tagged David Zinn, ESPN, Fox News, Juan Williams, NBA, NPR, Outside The Lines, sports, The Nation
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October 6, 2008 – 6:16 pm
Looks like the days of being an inconspicuous Wall Street CEO who oversees the crashing of a reputable investment bank, like former Lehman Brothers CEO, Richard Fuld, is over. Apparently, Fuld got clocked cold at the Lehman Brothers gym after it was announced the firm was going bankrupt.
I can hear Prodigy from Mobb Deep’s verse [...]
September 28, 2008 – 2:59 pm
Now if you thought America’s near financial collapse and impending bailout from Congress was something, wait till you fully understand how far the U.S. lags educationally behind China and India as portrayed in this documentary, 2 Million Minutes.
So if future of American educational achievement is in serious trouble, how perilous do you think it is [...]
Posted in African-American, Asian, Economic Development, Hispanic, Inner-City, Latino, Politics, Progressive, Rural, Urban, Urban Development
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Tagged 2 Million Minutes, academics, American education, China, education, India, public education
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Talk Black To Me
Now this is a power move. Variety reports that comedian D.L. Hughley will be given his own show on CNN. For those who have been following Hughley, post-The Original Kings Of Comedy, you’ll know that this cat has one of the sharpest minds when it comes to political commentary and satire. He’s often a regular [...]