Author Archives: Arlen Grossman

Are We On the Verge of a Progressive Revolution Like the New Deal?

Organized people can overcome organized money as we saw with Angie Nixon’s primary victory in Florida and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s in Michigan… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ August 21, 2026 {Like Bernie in the previous post, Thom Hartmann likes the idea … Continue reading

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Why are progressives winning across the United States? It’s not complicated

Poll after poll shows the same thing. The American people know that the current economic system is rigged By Sen. Bernie Sanders/ The Guardian/ August 19, 2026 {Bernie Sanders has basically been saying the same things for years–and he’s always … Continue reading

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Republicans Rigged America’s Debt: Now We’re Paying the Billionaires Forever

They called themselves fiscal conservatives while running up trillions in debt — and sticking working Americans with the bill… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ July 17, 2026 {And Americans are surprised young voters prefer socialism to capitalism! Capitalism has abandoned most … Continue reading

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Who Is the “Third Way” and Why Are They Fighting Progressives Instead of Republicans?

Third Way’s multimillion-dollar offensive threatens Medicare for All, labor rights, climate action, and the progressive movement driving the party’s energy… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ August 7, 2026 {I knew something was wrong when Bill Maher called Mamdani “a communist” after … Continue reading

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Remember His Nazi Salute?

“The Turner Diaries” is a work of white supremacist agitprop. It purports to be the diary of a neo-Nazi militant, Earl Turner, who is working to overthrow the United States government — or as the book calls it, “the System” … Continue reading

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Which Party Has the Most Money?

{I shake my head when anybody claims our country to be a “Democracy.” How can we be one when a candidate with the most votes for president can and has lost several presidential elections? It’s happened a number of times … Continue reading

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Can the GOP Say No?

{The NYTimes Editorial Board is challenging GOP senators to do something they’ve been unable to do in the 2nd Trump Administration. Trump has been given a free rein to do whatever he wants to because the Republican Congress has been … Continue reading

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Will J.D. Be Next?

{I have my doubts that Donald Trump will still be president in 2027 or 2028. If he isn’t, we will be stuck with J.D. Vance who just wrote a book about his conversion to Catholicism. There is no question that … Continue reading

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Thought Crimes: The Knock on the Door Has Arrived

The pre-crime apparatus is no longer theoretical. Americans are now being prosecuted for meetings, messages, and protest activity… {Just how far away are we from a fascist police state? Very close for sure, and some would say we’re already there. … Continue reading

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What Desperate Regimes Do Before They Fall

History leaves behind a pattern: attack the courts, discredit elections, intimidate opponents, rewrite the rules, and cling to power at any cost. The question is whether America recognizes it in time By Thom Hartmann/ TheHartmannReport/ June 15, 2026 {It’s easy … Continue reading

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