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If you were outraged by the sums dolled out as bonuses to AIG and Merrill Lynch employees, then you’ll likely feel similarly offended by the annual salaries of some medium- to high-profile politicians. Like Brian Cowen (seen on T-shirts at right), the current Taoiseach (a fancy word for head of government) of Ireland, who makes [...]

Through all the doom and gloom of the current financial-political-social-environmental situation, it’s still a little exciting to find ourselves at one of those rare historical moments when Old White Men’s firm grip on power is threatened. As banks collapse, financial firms go bankrupt and various industry leaders ask for hand-outs, there’s been plenty of accompanying [...]

With the economy depressed and news outlets in a free fall, the anonymous gang behind Twitter account The Media Is Dying stepped up in November of 2008 to supply the internet with updates on the endless corporate layoffs. Like a horrific car wreck, we just can’t look away. Here were the most gruesome layoffs across [...]