McDonald’s has become synonymous with food that’s terrible for you, low-wage jobs and overzealous marketing to children. Largely that’s because of McDonald’s scale; the company serves more customers each day than the entire population of Great Britain, and it hires some one million workers each year (reportedly one in eight Americans have been employed by McDonald’s). This is all to say that there’s a lot to hate about McDonald’s.
The 7 Worst Things About McDonald’s: I suspect the challenge was in narrowing the list down to only seven items.
The 50 Worst Logos in Baseball History: A 4th-grade art class could top most of these.
5 Senior Citizens Serving Life Without Parole for Pot: IF this isn’t an inhuman miscarriage of justice, I don’t know what would be.
18 Common Phrases to Avoid in Conversation: ‘Cuz you don’t want to sound like a member of the Tea Party, do you?
260 School Children Killed in Chicago in 3 Years — Where Are the Tears for Them?: Yeah, but how many of them were White?
The 42 Biggest News Events of 2012, as Experienced through Dr. Ruth’s Sex-Obsessed Twitter: It’s about the only way 2012 could be fondly remembered.
5 Helpful Holiday Travel Tips from the TSA Blog: We’re from the government, and we’re here to…oh, never mind….
5 Most Shocking Pro Bowl Snubs: If you’re biggest problem is dealing with the rejection of not being picked for an all-star game no one really wants to play in anyway…well, you’re leading a charmed existence.
The 10 sports stories that defined 2012: Right about now, a few “feel good” stories might be just what we need to take our minds off the tragedies that provided the coda to 2012.
9 Great Things That Happened This Year Progressives Can Cheer For: I’m just happy that I don’t have to say, “President Romney.”
12 Oddly Specific Museums Preserving Our History: You know you have WAY too much time on your hands when….
10 Key Court Decisions That Prevent Right-Wing Christians from Controlling Your Sex Life: Not that these decisions will stop them from trying to insert government into our bedrooms. How’s that “small government” thing working out for you?
