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In Contempt: Jobless Recovery Success Stories

November 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

This cartoon was made for walking. This week I started drawing at a new studio space I am renting near my house. I have wanted a studio outside of my house for so very freaking long, so I was glad to hear from friend, fellow Cartoonist With Attitude Barry Goddam Deutsch that a space was [...]

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Taxpayer Ass-Reaming Program

October 31st, 2009 · 4 Comments

From David Sirota: At a recent hearing, Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., called the language “TARP on steroids,” noting the provisions would deliberately let the executive branch enact even bigger, more unregulated bailouts than ever — and by unilateral fiat. Whereas the original TARP included some oversight language and power to limit Wall Street bonuses, TARP [...]

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Not What Socialism Looks Like

June 1st, 2009 · No Comments

So it’s the first of June, time’s up for General Motors, and the Gubmint has got a plan. You’ve already heard most of the details — the wrangling among the White House, UAW and bondholder negotiators, the 60% share the US government will take in ownership, the fuzzy math Republicans use to claim political bias [...]

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In Contempt (4/7/2009): Lossy Compensation

April 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Click the image. It will take you on a magic carpet ride. Yes, yes, ride between the sound machine.

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Don’t They Call This ‘Laundering’?

April 4th, 2009 · No Comments

The Washington Post reports that the ObamAdmin is luring financial companies into bailout programs with promises of avoiding restrictions imposed by Congress: The administration believes it can sidestep the rules because, in many cases, it has decided not to provide federal aid directly to financial companies, the sources said. Instead, the government has set up [...]

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