Monthly Archives: May 2012

Goodbye Blue Sky

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

This song by Roger Waters is from Pink Floyd’s 1979 double album, “The Wall.”

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No Justice From the Justice Dept.

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Wall Street Has No Worries – Obama and Holder Are Shooting Blanks by Arlen Grossman “Why Can’t Obama Bring Wall Street to Justice?” ask Peter Boyer and Peter Schweizer in Newsweek this week. It’s a question a lot of Americans are … Continue reading →

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Unconventional Thinking

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny, and is likely to interfere … Continue reading →

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It’s Cold and Dark Out There……

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Political Iceberg Ahead: The Big Money That Is Sinking Democracy by Danny Schechter/ Huffington Post/ May 7, 2012 I keep thinking of that clear April night 100 years ago when the unsinkable HMS Titanic steamed towards New York. It was … Continue reading →

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I Have a Dream…..

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Justices Scalia, Thomas, Roberts, Alito and Kennedy might not agree……

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Mark Twain: His Thoughts On War

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “We lost fifteen men killed outright. ..The enemy numbered six hundred, including women and children — and we abolished them utterly, leaving not even a baby alive to cry for its dead mother. This is … Continue reading →

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You Couldn’t Take Away Our Freedom, bin Laden….That’s Our Job

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The War on Terror and its various civil liberties assaults have escalated, not been reversed or even slowed down By Glenn Greenwald/ Salon.com/ May 1, 2012 In the wake of Osama bin Laden’s summary execution one year ago, many predicted … Continue reading →

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Half-Full or Half-Empty?

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Which America Do You Live In:  Newsweek’s SuperCountry or Robert Reich’s Stalled “Tinder-Box”? by Arlen Grossman Newsweek’s May 7 cover reveals a man’s shirt ripped off to reveal Superman–with a big “$” on his chest instead of an “S”–and the … Continue reading →

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Ted Kennedy Asks GOP: “When Does the Greed Stop!”

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

A furious Senator Ted Kennedy goes on the floor of the Senate in January 2007 to berate Republicans for filibustering a vote on raising the minimum wage (unchanged for ten years) from $5.15 to $7.25 per hour.

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Either Way, People Die

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “‘Terrorism’ is what we call the violence of the weak, and we condemn it;  ‘war’ is what we call the violence of the strong, and we glorify it.”   Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986, American journalist … Continue reading →

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