Monthly Archives: October 2011

How Rich Are the Top One Percent?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

How Unequal We Are: The Top 5 Facts You Should Know About the Wealthiest One Percent of Americans By Zaid Jilani on Oct 3, 2011, at Think Progress Source: http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/ As the ongoing occupation of Wall Street by hundreds of protesters enters … Continue reading →

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Don’t Waste Your Time

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Arlen Grossman
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BPR Quote of the Day: Journalism?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism, conscious of this, and having tradesman-like habits, supplies their demands.”                       Oscar Wilde

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The Painful Truth

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

America’s Exploding Pipe Dream October 28, 2011   The New York Times By CHARLES M. BLOW We are slowly — and painfully — being forced to realize that we are no longer the America of our imaginations. Our greatness was not … Continue reading →

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How Stable Is the Economy, Really?

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Americans: Awash In Spin by Paul Craig Roberts A former U.S.Treasury official weighs in……. Facts Don’t Count… I have come to the conclusion that Big Brother’s subjects in George Orwell’s 1984 are better informed than Americans. Americans have no idea why they … Continue reading →

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Common Ground

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

    from Dare to Demand (Facebook)

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BPR Quote of the Day: Insanity Is the Rule

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Insanity in individuals is something rare – but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”                       Friedrich Nietzsche

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The Elite Class: “Too Big to Jail”

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Glenn Greenwald explains the how and why the elites have escaped accountability, beginning with the pardon of Richard Nixon. From Firedog Lake TV

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BPR Quote of the Day: Why Are They Picking on Us?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan speaking to employees in North Carolina, spoke about how “incensed” he feels about public criticism about his company: “I, like you, get a little incensed when you think about how much good all of … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Issue?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

A simple but powerful animated video explaining how corporations have hijacked American democracy, and what can be done to restore it. from storyofstuff.org/citizensunited/

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