Monthly Archives: July 2025

Too Many Unnecessary Deaths

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

On today’s YouTube videocast Halitics I try to convince a skeptical Hal Ginsberg that the world is finally taking notice of the famine conditions perpetuated by the Israeli military against the people of Gaza. I’m starting to see that Benjamin … Continue reading →

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Is Trump Finally Losing It?

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Arlen Grossman
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Why are Trump and the GOP Working So Hard to Ruin America?

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Why has the GOP declared war on everything: healthcare, Democracy, science, and you? By Thom Hartmann/ The Hartmann Report/ July 18, 2025 Every day, it seems, we see or hear about another way in which Trump and his lickspittles in … Continue reading →

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What Every Washington Lobbyist Now Knows

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

By Robert Reich/ Substack.com/ July 18, 2025 Friends, I’m old enough to remember when corporate lobbyists swarmed Capitol Hill. I also remember when half the members of Congress who retired got lucrative lobbying jobs taking their old chums out for … Continue reading →

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All Trump, All the Time

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

President Trump found out this week he isn’t invincible. Much of his MAGA base couldn’t understand his reluctance to show the Epstein records. But soon enough they began to forgave their leader. Hal Ginsberg and I covered many topics Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Can This Planet Survive MAGA?

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

In an effort to shrink the federal government, President Trump and congressional Republicans have taken steps that are diluting the country’s ability to anticipate, prepare for and respond to catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather events, disaster experts say. Staff … Continue reading →

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This Is What A Police State Looks Like

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Typically, the F.B.I. has turned to polygraph tests to sniff out employees who might have betrayed their country or shown they cannot be trusted with secrets. Since Kash Patel took office as the director of the F.B.I., the bureau has … Continue reading →

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How the FBI Has Turned MAGA

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Only 11 days after President Trump was inaugurated for a second term, his administration began a purge of the F.B.I. that now threatens some of the bureau’s most important missions. His appointees ousted eight of its most experienced managers, including … Continue reading →

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Can Trump Cancel the Next Election?

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Political problems are everywhere, so Hal Ginsberg and I made efforts to solve some of them on my weekly appearance on Hal’s YouTube videocast Halitics. As usual, we talked about the problems facing the Democratic Party, including the rapid changes … Continue reading →

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James Carville Is Right to Panic — Because Trump’s Next Power Grab Doesn’t Need a Mob

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Forget Jan 6th. Trump’s next move is smarter, and far more dangerous: use the courts, AI & right-wing militias to erase millions of Americans from the vote — legally. It’s not a theory. It’s a plan. By Thom Hartmann/ The … Continue reading →

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