Someone asked me yesterday if the economy had anything to do with the London riots, or if it was just about race and tensions with local police. I don’t see why it has to be any one thing, but if you ask me, yes, the economy – and particularly the austerity measures in Britain – [...]
Riots in Britain, Worldwide a Descendant of Austerity |
| By: David Dayen Thursday August 11, 2011 12:55 pm |
Weiner Not Resigning After Admitting to Sexting with Female Admirers |
| By: David Dayen Monday June 6, 2011 1:49 pm |
Anthony Weiner is holding a press conference now, where he admitted to tweeting a picture of his crotch to a female college student, something he called a joke. He said he lied about his Twitter account getting hacked after he accidentally publicly sent a message he meant to send privately. But while he apologized profusely [...]



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