Today's Cartoon

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(Nick Anderson, Houston Chronicle)

We're not naming any names, of course (=cough= McDonald's =cough= Walmart =cough=).

Living Wage: Fox Business Talking Heads Versus The Pope

Watch after the inevitable ad:




The Pope really makes these corporatist Republican jack-offs uncomfortable, doesn't he? (Also, has someone alerted Pope Donohue to the apostasy?)

WalMart's Contribution to Income Inequality

The latest in WalMart's war on the American worker:

Walmart is threatening to leave DC if the mayor does not veto the [living wage] bill, saying it cannot possibly afford to pay employees at least $12.50 per hour, given that it can only afford to pay its CEO a paltry $20.7 million per year and is the number 2 company in the Fortune 500 list.

WalMart: "Save Money on wages, so CEO can Live Better."