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
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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
Wall Street Firms, Banks Agree: Times Never Better
Calls for another ‘profitable crisis for America’ mount A Humor Times exclusive Wall Street and the major banks have joined together to call for another economic crisis, since … Read more
Obama Signs Bipartisan Health & Economy Omnibus Bill
Super bill aims to solve all problems by requiring Americans to spend like never before A Humor Times exclusive WASHINGTON DC – President Obama signed historic legislation today … Read more
Subprime Lender Reduced to Lending to Homeless for Cardboard Box Homes
>A major subprime lender, Loans4You, which was not quite major enough to get a bailout from the government like Baer Sterns did, has “found new life” making loans … Read more
