Monthly Archives: September 2011

BPR Question of the Day: Are Poor Americans People?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

The historic, anti-democratic Citizens United Supreme Court ruling in 2010 allowed corporations and the wealthy to give unlimited amounts of money to influence elections. The decision was based on two controversial legal theories: corporations are people, and money is equivalent … Continue reading →

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A Republican Sweep in 2012?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Significant trends point to a Republican Party  sweep of the 2012 elections, bringing with it the most right-wing government in American history. Just as Scott Brown’s upset win in the January 2010 Massachusetts Senate special election foretold the decisive GOP … Continue reading →

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BPR Quotes of the Day: Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail?

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“You know why Madoff went to jail when no one else did?  He stole from the rich.  That was stupid.  If you steal from the average guy, you get away with it.” Cent Uygar             … Continue reading →

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Never Forget

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

By mike flugennock Never forget how the State used the attacks of September 11, 2001 as a pretext to shred the Constitution and encourage the escalation of police thuggery against citizens. Never forget how the State used September 11 to … Continue reading →

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At Last, Progress on the Job Front

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

President Obama doesn’t blink in tough negotiations with GOP leaders….. In Compromise, Republicans Allow Obama to Create One Part-Time Job Step in Right Direction, President Says WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – In what the White House hailed as “an example … Continue reading →

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5-Minute Conspiracy Theory

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

I’m not taking any position here about what happened on 9/11, but this is a darn clever video….. http://www.youtube.com/user/corbettreporta

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BPR Quote of the Day: Military as Religion

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Worship of the American military and all that it does — and a corresponding taboo on speaking ill of it except for tactical critiques (it would be better if they purchased this other weapon system or fought this war a … Continue reading →

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9/11: “The Assholes, on Each Side, Won”

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Even though we are all oversaturated by 9/11 coverage, this commentary by Chris Hedges is worth reading: A Decade After 9/11: We Are What We Loathe Posted on Sep 10, 2011 AP / Richard Drew A person falls from the north tower … Continue reading →

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“The American Way”–What Happened to It?

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Thom Hartmann sums up America’s economic problems in eight minutes.  A brilliant analysis on what’s gone wrong and what we need to do about it.

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Cynical and Suspicious Observers

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

A cynical and suspicious observer might question the veracity and timing of the latest “credible but unconfirmed” terrorist threat.  These terrorist threats emerge periodically,  jacking up fear levels, although they never seem to pan out. True, a terrorist attack is always … Continue reading →

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