Layoffs, of course! Starbucks will likely lay off about 1,000. And Harley Davidson—the gas-guzzling motorcycle of choice for aging hippies—is letting go of 1,100 over the next two years, due to declining sales.

The American Civil Liberties Union laid off ten percent of their staff last week! And why? Because the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme scandal “wiped out” two foundations, which the ACLU relied on for financial support! The Huffington Post has the report—which includes a statement issued Anthony D. Romero, the ACLU’s executive editor.

Ugh, this is so UN-AMERICAN! Not even the freaking Girl Scouts  are immune to this crappy economy! I can barely believe this, according to The Dallas Morning News, this year all boxes of Thin Mints (THE BEST ONES!), Do-si-dos and Tagalongs will feature fewer cookies! And the Lemon Chalet Crème ones were “resized” due to the [...]

California may be the Golden State, and it may know how to party, but it certainly does not know how to create jobs or keep the employed well, employed.  Its December unemployment rate jumped to 9.3% in December!  And that 9.3% figure doesn’t include everybody.  According to The Los Angeles Times: They don’t include the [...]

Holy mother of winos! How can this be? The savior of our pink-slipped selves, the staple of low rent art openings and cheap skate party throwers everywhere—our beloved Charles Shaw wine—will no longer sell for $1.99! California Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to hike California’s wine tax from 4 cents per 750-milliliter bottle to 29.6 [...]