I spoke with you for a moment when you were waiting to cross the street to the Chicago Board of Trade on Monday. I wonder if you are the one who put the now infamous message in the window up there announcing your membership in the 1%. I overheard you telling your friend that none of us had jobs. I leaned over to assure you that you were mistaken, you'd be surprised how many of us do have jobs. I told you ...
Wal-Mart wins class-action case in Supreme Court In a ruling that raises new barriers to class-action lawsuits against large companies, the U.S. Supreme Court derailed a sex discrimination suit Monday on behalf of more than 1 million female Wal-Mart employees, saying they failed to pinpoint any company policy that denied them equal pay or promotions. The justices unanimously overruled federal courts in San Francisco that had allowed all women who worked for Wal-Mart ...
The current crop of soap opera scandals that dominates the political conversation in this country is particularly annoying. We’ve got a member of the House of Representatives who accidentally posted suggestive pictures to the internet, and we have a former VP candidate (and potential future Presidential candidate) misrepresenting the story of Paul Revere’s legendary ride. Can we all just agree that they are both stupid assholes and move on? No, because that would leave a void in the ...
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