Artist - Bob Englehart In other news, riot police and armored vehicles broke up the Occupy Oakland protest last night and arrested 85 protesters using rubber bullets, tear gas, and flash grenades...
An Embarrassment
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Author - SK Ashby
The Consequences of Economic Inequality
University of Nottingham professor Richard Wilkinson illustrates for us the links between economic inequality and poor social and physical health. Warning: If you were feeling extra patriotic today...
For the Fiscal Hawks
Brian Beutler of TPM shares with us the latest fiscal outlook published by the Government Accountability Office in relation to the Affordable Care Act which the Republicans lovingly refer to as...
Occupy Womb Street
Artist - Jen Sorensen In other news, President Obama unveiled plans today while speaking in Las Vegas to bypass congress and offer relief to mortgage owners who are under water, and later this week...
Rick Scott’s Party is Over
The days of drug testing welfare recipients in the state of Florida, of which only 2 percent have tested positive, are at an end. A U.S. district judge on Monday ordered an injunction on a Florida...
Moment of Derp
You can't make this shit up. The leader of the House Republican Job Creators Caucus, Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI), told reporters over the weekend that the best place for him to help with job creation is...
Clarifications
Artist - Mike Keefe In other news, Michele Bachmann suggested that Muammar Qaddafi would probably still be in power if she was president during her appearance on Fox News Sunday. Smart.
Careful What You Wish For
Virtually Republican you found sitting in front of a camera today attacked the administration for finally ending the Iraq War, and Hillary Clinton had an easy rebuttal prepared for them. Maybe it's...
The Mob
Contrary to what Fox News may have you believe, The Mob is not average Americans taking time out of their day to go into the street and demand social and economic justice. The Mob is not comprised of...
What Is Your Job?
According to Senate Minority Obstructionist Mitch McConnell, his job does not include extending a helping hand to the states with the intent of preventing layoffs of firefighters, police, and...
Out of Work
Artist - RJ Matson In other news, many members of Michele Bachmann's New Hampshire campaign staff, including the campaign manager, quit today.
A Long, Strange Trip
Hard to believe it's been so long isn't it? Eli Clifton of ThinkProgress compiled a quick list of numbers summarizing the 8 years and 215 days since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. They don't paint the...
The Evil Fed
Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. announced a settlement today with the family of a murdered British schoolgirl in connection with the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal...
More of the Same
House Majority Shitkicker Eric Cantor was scheduled to give a speech today concerning income inequality, but he flew a white flag after learning that members of the public would be able to attend...
Credit Where Credit Is Due
The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Yes. That's right. The Republicans will praise the Europeans, with their socialized...
Debating Tax Reform
Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, under a new law passed in July, the state of Louisiana now prohibits the use of cash for all second-hand sales such as the buying and selling of used goods. The law...
Chart of the Day
By a margin of 68 to 27, Americans support implementing a surtax on millionaires to pay for a new jobs bill. When Eric Cantor or John Boehner say "The American people don't support raising taxes,"...
In A Word, Awful
Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Cay Johnson analyzes the first official data on jobs and wages for 2010 released yesterday. Anyone who wants to understand the enduring nature of Occupy Wall...
Every Child Left Behind
As you may be aware, the Bush-era No Child Left Behind policy has been a colossal failure. The policy was unfunded after being implemented by the Bush Administration and hasn't resulted in any...
Matchmaking
Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, the Americans for Herman Cain super PAC was notified today that the name of their PAC is illegal because using a candidate's own name is a violation of FEC...
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