News today that Hustler’s Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis are requesting a $5 billion bailout from the federal government because, well, when smut isn’t selling, the economy is really in trouble. Acknowledging an industry-wide crunch (perhaps due to its sky-high clean-up costs), a spokesman told CNN:
“The take here is that everyone [...]

From a press release:
Food Finders, which has been honored by the City of Long Beach for its efforts to feed the poor by collecting food from local vendors to distribute to disadvantaged families and organizations throughout Long Beach and surrounding cities, needs our help. The organization also raises money for their cause through its used [...]

We’re still a few weeks shy of May Day, but labor doesn’t wait: tomorrow will mark the end of Hollywood to the Docks, a 28-mile march from Hollywood to San Pedro in support of the hunt for good jobs within the county. According to the organizers’ own numbers, about 5,000 people are expected to attend [...]

stag / fla / tion: (n) sluggish economic growth coupled with a high rate of inflation and unemployment.
CNN gives us this happy news, headlined with “Economy much weaker than expected.”
For those who were born before 1980 Investopedia provides a bit of historical context: “[Stagflation is] not a good situation for a country [...]