Top Celebrities Pledge to Create Thousands of Entourage Jobs
Celebrities looking for “professional kiss-ups” Sid Weinstock, a savvy businessman from Los Angeles, has a list of some of the biggest celebrities in the country, who are each … Read more
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Billionaires Reap a Cornucopia of Farm Subsidy Cash
Congress is a very poor gardener, for it keeps watering the weeds and pulling the flowers: Farm subsidy cash helps those who don’t need it. December is a … Read more
The Hunger Games Are Real: We Are the Districts
Hunger Games, American Style By Carl Gibson, Reader Supported News The few rich men who control the Capitol have successfully managed to consolidate the majority of the nation’s … Read more
American Cities Allowing Pigeon Shoots for Poorest Families This Thanksgiving
“Shoot a pigeon, feed a family, all while cleaning the streets,” is one town’s new holiday slogan Some cities hardest hit by the ever-worsening recession have come up … Read more
Let’s Get the ‘Lesson of Obamacare’ Right
Bad website, sure, bad law, probably — but what is the lesson of Obamacare we need to learn? Obamacare is an easy target of criticism right now, from … Read more
McDonald’s: Low-Paid Workers, High-Flying Execs
CEO of McDonald’s is ‘lovin’ it,’ on his new jet, but his workers are subsisting on poverty-level wages Sometimes it pays just to go away. You could ask … Read more
That’s Rich! — An Exclusive Cartoon News Report
Economy troubles? Bah, humbug! The rich are doing just fine, thank you very much. Things are looking up… for the moneyed class. They are the way they are… … Read more
Can Wall Street Buy Redemption?
An attempt at ‘reputation redemption’ for Wall Street and Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs churns out enormous profits from its high-rolling, casino investment schemes, while also churning out fat … Read more
Food Stamps Are Affordable; Corporate Welfare Is Not
The real outrage and news coverage should be about corporate welfare, not food stamps By The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program | Op-Ed Republicans are outraged for … Read more
JP Morgan — The Man and the Bank
The “King of American Finance,” JP Morgan, consolidated power during the Gilded Age JP Morgan was recently socked in the wallet by financial regulators, who levied a fine … Read more
