economics

The Economy Was Saved by Coke Dealers

John Cook · 12/14/09 04:31PM

The UN's chief drug-fighter says billions of dollars in drug money saved the global economy from collapse last year. Sounds kind of plausible, doesn't it?

Watch Your Back, Tim Geithner

cityfile · 10/27/09 12:21PM

President Obama now has a backup plan in the event he decides to kick Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to the curb. 50 Cent has graciously stepped forward and offered to help the president run the U.S. economy. If President Obama needs him, of course.

Beat Me, Cheat Me, Slay Me, Pay Me

Hamilton Nolan · 10/21/09 01:48PM

The Way We Live Now: Counterintuitively. The recession is discombobulating your normal expectations. Prices for worthless schools go up. Lawyers turn to pimps. Everybody wants to be abused. Dildos are not what they seem!