These weekly addresses by Obama just aren't what they first were.  Every one of them starts up by depressing us and reminding us how dire the economic situation is, then turning to "hope" and solutions (not to mention a...

On the heels of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich allegedly putting Barack Obama’s senate seat for sale, everyone’s wondering what will happen to the hole left by newly elected Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. SNL's c...

Who here doesn't understand that the entire economy is in a state of recession?  Okay, now who doesn't get the fact that it might wind up a total recession?  For those of you who didn't raise their hands, this video will help...

"Investors" are still confident in one market: male sex drives.  No matter how bad the recession, guys will line up around the block, spring break or not, to donate a bit of themselves to save the economy.  Our account has...

Advent Conspiracy is a group with religious overtones who want to put some real meaning back in the $450-billion shopping extravaganza we call Christmas. Their viral clip asks holiday celebrators to save some of the excessive...

Jake tries in vain to explain the state of America's economy while Amir Twitters away.  Sometimes we actually agree with Amir, like when he says "the only thing left to do is go to a bar and drink."  That's why we like you,...

In this, the first of George Bush’s many exit interviews over the coming weeks – don’t let the door hit 'ya! – the president reflects on his eight-year tenure with ABC’s Charlie Gibson. He’s sorry about the economy, admits he...

Bam gave an press conference to discuss budget reform and the appointment of two new members of his economic team. It's not his fault, but the expectations for immediate results once he takes office are extremely high, and...

Barack Obama has chosen to deliver his weekly presidential address on YouTube, instead of just broadcasting it on national public radio.  This week Obama expresses his interest in the recent developments in the economic...

There are so many money holes in the world's economies that there is virtually no limit to how much money we can dump into them.  But that's the beauty of economics: if you keep dumping money, you'll have to keep making it,...

The sequel to the original Zeitgeist was released for free on Oct. 3rd, and has climbed the viral charts against all odds. Peter Joseph's educational and expository look at our fractional banking system certainly could not...

Having a depressed economy isn't ALL bad.  It prompted political blasphemers BarelyPolitical.com to dress a dude in a bear suit and have him walk around Manhattan's financial district with a couple of babes in bikinis.  Bears?...

Sarah Palin goes patriotic hockey-mom and Joe Biden goes on the attack midway through the vice-presidential debate, with the economy and regulation as the focus. For every moment of Republican rhetoric Palin issues, Biden...

Heath Ledger must've seen this whole financial crisis coming, because the Joker's lines are tailor-made to be used as responses to Dubya's Great Depression 2.0 address.  If we're all going up in flames, we might as well have...

In light of recent calamity on Wall Street, Barack Obama released this ad, an unusually long explanation of his policies and why he feels he needs to become president.  The ad comes off as surprisingly effective, in that it...