Monthly Archives: January 2013

AMERIKA

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

 The Institutionalization of Tyranny By Paul Craig Roberts/ paulcraigroberts.org/ January 18, 2013 Republicans and conservative Americans are still fighting Big Government in its welfare state form. Apparently, they have never heard of the militarized police state form of Big Government, … Continue reading →

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Are Some Supreme Court Justices Corporations?

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Arlen Grossman
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God’s Word or Man’s Word?

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day:

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WHAT CRISIS? JUST PRINT MORE MONEY

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

No, The United States Will Not Go Into A Debt Crisis, Not Now, Not Ever By Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry/ Forbes/ October 19, 2012 (If you read the headline and thought “Well, yeah”–feel free to skip this post.) If there’s one article … Continue reading →

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Has Leon Gone Over to the Dark Side?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

My Letter to the Editor in the Monterey County Herald today (Jan. 15): Residents of this area take great pride in our “homeboy,” Leon Panetta, currently President Obama’s Secretary of Defense. But I can’t help but cringe when the good secretary defends our bloated … Continue reading →

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Bygone Era

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Arlen Grossman
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SPREADING DEMOCRACY OR MANURE?

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

The US – alongside Saudi Arabia – fights for freedom and democracy in the Middle East The ability to persuade people that the US opposes tyranny is a testament to the potency of propaganda By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ January … Continue reading →

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Freedom Isn’t Free

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

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Perpetual Ponzi Scheme

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

SECRETS AND LIES OF THE BAILOUT The federal rescue of Wall Street didn’t fix the economy – it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the worst may be yet to come By Matt Taibbi/ … Continue reading →

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Has Washington Souled Out?

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

THE SOUL OF AMERICA By Bernie Sanders/ Huffington Post/ January 9, 2013 Despite such terminology as “fiscal cliff” and “debt ceiling,” the great debate taking place in Washington now has relatively little to do with financial issues. It is all … Continue reading →

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