Bloomberg last week posted a fascinating story that traces how a Clinton-era tax break program—New Markets, meant to funnel development and jobs into poverty-stricken census tracts—has instead been hijacked by large companies looking to put up high-end projects in fancy neighborhoods. And while Bloomberg’s story mostly focuses on a ritzy hotel in my hometown Chicago, […]
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Non-Profit Publicans
The Oregon Public House may very well be the country’s first pub operating as a non-profit (just to be clear: having a shitty bar that makes no money doesn’t qualify you as a 503(c)3). All profits will go to a charity of the customer’s choice. Sounds like a bookkeeping nightmare—funneling $4 pints to each individual […]
Posted inVideo Games
Fred Meyer Stores Hosting Huge Game Sale
See those price tags? TOTALLY LYING! WOO! I just got back from a trip to Fred Meyer. In addition to food and drink for the next few days I also grabbed three video games: LittleBigPlanet 2, Far Cry 2 and Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom. Why? Because prices have been slashed to the bone! Now, I didn’t […]
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ATTENTION: Poors And Cheaps…
Say hello to my friend Hippy Johnny. No way he’s missing free coffee on Alberta. Actually, could you maybe give him a ride?
Posted inFashion
Is it Porn if it Was Sketched in Life Drawing Class?
Ohhhhhh, American Apparel—you’ve done it again. Check out their newest ads which forgo real-life, awkwardly posed nymphets for hand-drawn models (by Hustler Barely Legal artist Boris Lopez) and are more NSFW-ier than ever! (I suppose these are ohhhhhkay—but R. Crumb did it better.) To see AA’s latest shame in all its graphite, barely legal (if […]
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Postal Service Desperately Trying to Close Thousands of Branches
The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Postal Service wants to keep the cuts coming: Now, with the red ink showing no sign of stopping, the postal service is hoping to ramp up a cost-cutting program that is already eliciting yelps of pain around the country. Beginning in March, the agency will start the […]
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The Price of Discrimination
Enforcing DADT cost the federal government $200,000,000 over five years: The military’s controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which is set to be rolled back in the coming months, expelled 3,664 service members between 2004 and 2009, costing U.S. taxpayers roughly $193.3 million, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. Of that […]
Posted inPolitics
A List of the 100 Programs Republicans Want to Abolish or Cut
The Weekly Standard says: …roughly $2.3 trillion of the $2.5 trillion in savings from the Republican Study Committee’s Spending Reduction Act would come from cutting non-defense discretionary spending to 2006 and freezing that spending through 2021. Where does the rest of the money come from? The RSC wants to cut remaining stimulus funds, eliminate federal […]
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HELP WANTED: Mercury Sales Team!
The Portland Mercury is looking to fill a position in our stellar advertising sales team. In its 10th year, the Mercury has maintained double-digit growth every year and is forecasting a strong 2011. Become part of our team and enjoy a highly competitive salary, great work environment, and excellent benefits. Job Description: Maintain and expand […]
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If Oregon is Pakistan, Mississippi is Bangladesh.
The Economist mapped out the 50 states compared to the foreign countries with their equivalent GDP. Oregon is the unstable, steeply divided state of Pakistan. Mississippi, of course, is Bangladesh, wallowing in poverty and flood waters. Texas is Russia. Duh.
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HELP WANTED: Mercury Sales Team!
Know an awesome sales person? Tell her or him to check out this rare opportunity! The Portland Mercury is looking to fill a position in our stellar advertising sales team. In its 10th year, the Mercury has maintained double-digit growth every year and is forecasting a strong 2011. Become part of our team and enjoy […]
Posted inReligion
Newsflash: God Is a Teabagger
Bad news for 2011! God appeared to Pat Robertson and told him to tell us that America is in debt and that there will be a reckoning in two years. Here’s the rest of God’s message. Praised be His name!