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
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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
Debt Collectors Forced to Make Calls on Themselves
When you talk about the economy being bad, you usually think this is great news for debt collectors. More people defaulting on their loans means more phone calls, and more phone calls means more bonus money in the pocket.
Unfortunately, not all debt co…
The Corporatocracy Is the 1 Percent
By Carl Gibson, Reader Supported News In October of 2003 Steve Jobs first learned that he had pancreatic cancer. His doctors and family members urged, even pleaded with … Read more
Pity the Poor Rich
Allow me to offer up a few words in defense of one of the most maligned groups in America today. Citizens, who through a simple twist of fate, … Read more
Killer Carnivorous Snails From France
You don’t need me to tell you that this country is broke. Not just broke. Flat busted. Un-flush. Tapped to the max. No bread or cabbage or scratch … Read more
Seasonal Asset Disorder
Affliction reportedly exacerbated by tax season A Humor Times Special Report Seasonal Asset Disorder (SAD), also known as tax depression or tax blues, is a mood disorder in … Read more
