Author Archives: Arlen Grossman

5 GREAT THINGS ABOUT AMERICA…THAT AREN’T TRUE ANYMORE

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report 1st Great Thing About America: We Are a Democracy (Or Used To Be)  Image: Ares/caglecartoons.com  Once a shining beacon of democracy, the United States of America has lost its way. To be sure, … Continue reading →

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At Long Last, Grandpa Makes Sense

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “…the worst decision of the United States Supreme Court in the 21st century– uninformed, arrogant, naïve.” Senator John McCain on the Citizens United decision NY Times: John McCain’s Three Little Words

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Common Sense

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Suicide Watch

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “Democracy … soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.”                                 … Continue reading →

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Drone Targets?

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

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But The One Percent Aren’t Complaining

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “Armaments, universal debt, and planned obsolescence – those are the three pillars of Western prosperity. If war, waste, and moneylenders were abolished, you’d collapse. And while you people are overconsuming the rest of the world … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 15, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Originally posted on eats shoots 'n leaves:
From the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. . . First, the cause, corporate profits at record high: And the effect, unemployment for more than 27 weeks:

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BLISSFUL IGNORANCE

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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HOW TO FIX THE ECONOMY: INVEST IN THE MIDDLE CLASS

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Nobody makes economics more accessible to the layman and makes more sense on the subject than Robert Reich. A simple explanation that clearly lays out the problem and the obvious solutions: Why The Economy Can’t Get Out of First Gear … Continue reading →

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Better Never Than Late

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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