Secrets and Lies of the Bailout

Secrets and Lies of the Bailout: tetw:

by Matt Taibbi

The federal rescue of Wall Street didn’t fix the economy – it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the worst may be yet to come…

The economy of the GIF

The economy of the GIF: dailydot:

GIF via lulinternet/TumblrJust two months before MTV’s Video Music Awards, the network was in a bind. A photographer scheduled to shoot One Direction to promote the big event had canceled due to passport issues. A c…