Monthly Archives: September 2012

Is the CIA Everywhere? Maybe Your Paranoia is Justified

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report I’ve become increasingly concerned about the growth of the American security/ police state in the last decade. Since 9/11 we’ve seen increased electronic eavesdropping, “data mining,” intrusive airport security, The Patriot Act,  the … Continue reading →

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Wake the Fuck Up!

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Science Dunces

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Graphic by Lara Heintz Congress’s Science Committee Doesn’t Get Science article

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Ignorance Is Bliss (and Dangerous)

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day: Brecht, 1898-1956, was an influential German poet and playwright.

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iPhone 5: A Taller, Better Version

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Sarah Silverman on Voter Fraud

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Of Course They Don’t Like Us

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

My letter published today in the Monterey County Herald: I don’t think I’m going too far out on a limb in suggesting that the reason Americans are being targeted and killed in Afghanistan, Libya and other countries in the Middle … Continue reading →

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Try It…You’ll Like It

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Cartoon by Zena Saunders

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EITHER WAY WE’RE DEAD

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

How Do You Take Your Poison? By Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ September 24, 2012 We will all swallow our cup of corporate poison. We can take it from nurse Romney, who will tell us not to whine and play the victim, … Continue reading →

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Be Very Afraid

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day: “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”  H.L. Mencken

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