bat signal

THINGS HAVE CHANGED  9:56 pm November 18, 2011

Annnd … Shepard Fairey Remixes His Obama-Hope Poster For #OWS

by Ken Layne

People of a certain age (22?) may remember a distinct feeling of hope back in 2008, when a certain candidate for president symbolized a hoped-for end to the pent-up anger, disappointment and disillusionment of the Bush Junior years, the reduced-expectations era of Kerry and Gore and (gah!) Lieberman and Edwards, the reliably chaotic economic bubbles [...]

WONKETTE ON THE STREETS  10:44 am November 18, 2011

99 Percenters Foil Cops With Amazing #OWS Bat Signal

by Kirsten Boyd Johnson

Your Wonkette had a chance to see the #OWS Bat Signal firsthand last night at the Day of Action protests on the Brooklyn Bridge — take a minute to watch the video. But even more awesomer than the Bat Signal is how it got there, thanks to a nice single mom living in the run-down [...]

OCCUPATIONS SWEEPING THE NATION  10:59 pm November 17, 2011

Scenes From a Civil War: Cops Vs. Crying Mothers

by Wonkette Jr.

Hello, retired Police Captain Ray Lewis! Today has been interesting. Sorry we haven’t had more to offer. The real story is happening as a live event, created by real people, and the total absence of political leaders is one way to both judge its authenticity and dismiss any real need for “news media” — even [...]

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN  9:02 am October 21, 2011

Both Sides of Congress Want Foreign Drug Lords To Buy U.S. Foreclosures

by Ken Layne

The serious proposals for fixing “the housing crisis” in this country have so far amounted to a) Alan Greenspan suggesting the federal government burn down the millions of vacant foreclosures across America and b) an actual government program that allowed Goldman Sachs to buy foreclosures in bulk for pennies on the dollar and then rent [...]


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