What Does Wisconsin See in Scott Walker?
Scott Walker’s big-money backers, including the Koch brothers, are making a mockery of this once proud, citizen-powered state, and pulling the wool over the eyes of much of … Read more
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American Made Product Found at Thrift Store
GARY, IN — Helen Schrum was putting a new box of tissues inside an old plastic tissue box holder she bought last month at the Salvation Army when … Read more
Parker Brothers Updating ‘Monopoly’ to Reflect Current Economy
New Monopoly to ‘better reflect the true financial times we live in’ Due to recent world economic changes, Parker Brothers has announced that it will update its world … Read more
The Inequity of Private Equity Hustlers
What are these phantasmagoric money machines that they call “private equity firms?” They’re much in the news these days, because a fellow who was a private-equity magnate is … Read more
Bank of America Denounces Hoax, Will Not Need Bailout: “Yes Men” Strike Again?
Bank of America Warns Public Not To Be Confused by “YourBofA.com” “Fraud” in Press Release An urgent-sounding press release was received by the Humor Times today saying, “The … Read more
The Republican Plan to Improve the Economy if They Take Over… er… Are Elected
How GOP candidates will improve the economy if elected: Start a new war to refocus attention away from the bad state of national affairs, and to bolster arm … Read more
JOBS Act? More Like the ROBS Act
By Jim Hightower Hallelujah, Washington has finally heard the people’s cries for jobs! In an urgent bipartisan push, Democrats and Republicans have joined hands across the aisle to … Read more
Sympathy Cards for Billionaires
Everyone feels sorry for the 99 percent, but what about the poor billionaires? By Janet Golden and Roz Warren The lavish lifestyles of our nation’s beleaguered billionaires have … Read more
We’re All Muppets Here
By Will Durst Not easy being a Muppet. Referring to Greg Smith, formerly of Goldman Sachs, who wrote an op-ed in The New York Times about getting the … Read more
Woody Guthrie at 100
Where’s Woody when we need him? By Jim Hightower In these times of tinkle-down economics — with the money powers thinking that they’re the top dogs and that … Read more
