Category Archives: politics

Near-Perfect Diversity

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

BPR Quote of the Day:

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Satan’s Home Town: Washington, DC

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Hugo Chavez By Paul Craig Roberts/ paulcraigroberts.org/ March 12, 2013 On March 5, 2013, Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela and world leader against imperialism, died. Washington imperialists and their media and think tank whores expressed gleeful sighs of relief as … Continue reading →

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Is the Game Over?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report “All resistance must recognize that the corporate d’etat is complete.” — Chris Hedges Is Hedges correct? Have we as a nation and a world gone so far overboard into global corporate capitalism that … Continue reading →

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Explains a Lot…..

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Making “Other America” Fail By Robert Parry/ Consortiumnews/ February 26, 2013 Behind today’s fight over government spending is a bigger struggle for U.S.  democracy’s future, pitting the traditional white-ruled country against a new multicultural nation, or the Right’s Real America against Other America. To … Continue reading →

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Chuck Hagel’s Questionable Election Wins

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

This  article by Thom Hartmann from ten years 0ld ago seems relevant (or at least interesting) as former Senator Chuck Hagel awaits confirmation as Secretary of Defense: “If You Want To Win An Election, Just Control The Voting Machines” By … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Choose: Democracy or Plutocracy?

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report The ease with which Harry Reid capitulated to Mitch McConnell on filibuster reform has me worried about a lot of things concerning the Democratic Party, in particular the elections in 2014 and beyond. … Continue reading →

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Iceland Got It Right

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

From Al Jazeera English:  Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson tells Al Jazeera’s Stephen Cole that Europe should let banks that are ran “irresponsibly” go bankrupt. Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Grimsson also held his country as … Continue reading →

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LEGALITY OF AMERICAN POLICE STATE ON TRIAL

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

The NDAA and the Death of the Democratic State By Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ February 11, 2013 On Wednesday a few hundred activists crowded into the courtroom of the Second Circuit, the spillover room with its faulty audio feed and dearth … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Convention?

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

This country will never regain the democracy that’s been lost without getting money out of politics. But how? A constitutional amendment is the best way, but getting that through Congress isn’t realistic.  The Constitution has given us another way that … Continue reading →

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It’s the Postal SERVICE, Stupid

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report It’s called the U.S. Postal Service because it’s a service, not a corporation. Who decided the Postal Service must be profitable? Do other government agencies, like the Defense Department, the V.A., and the Department … Continue reading →

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