Author Archives: Arlen Grossman

How Mitt and His Partners Get Rich–And How We Pay For It

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

In less than three minutes, Robert Reich explains how capital equity partnerships, like Bain Capital, game the system–and how the rest of us end up holding the bag.

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How Lehman Brothers Cheated While U.S. Regulators Looked the Other Way

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

60 Minutes: The Case Against Lehman Brothers Steve Kroft, on CBS’s 60 Minutes last Sunday, examines (1) how the Lehman Brothers fudged numbers, evaded detection and slipped into bankruptcy, helping trigger a worldwide financial collapse, (2) how their accounting firm Ernst … Continue reading →

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Not the Same America Any More

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “The United States, as the world knows, will never start a war.” President John F. Kennedy Commencement Address at American University in Washington, June 10, 1963

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Drop Your Drawers and Bend Over For America

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day  “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin

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Spray Wars

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Thomas Jefferson: Let the Rich Pay the Taxes

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quotes of the Day Thomas Jefferson’s views on who should be paying taxes would clearly disqualify him as a member of today’s Republican Party….. “The collection of taxes… has been as yet only by duties on consumption. As these … Continue reading →

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Our Way or Our Way

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Washington Leads World Into Lawlessness by Paul Craig Roberts/ paulcraigroberts.org/ April 12, 2012 The US government pretends to live under the rule of law, to respect human rights, and to provide freedom and democracy to citizens. Washington’s pretense and the … Continue reading →

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Politician Called Out For Not Saying Pledge of Allegience!

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Front Page Headline in Monterey Herald, April 17, 2012: “Assemblyman Alejo Denies Not Saying Pledge–Alejo Says Assemblywoman’s Charge ‘Complete Invention’” My Letter to the Editor, April 20, 2012: Have politicians no shame? I was so outraged by the headline in … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t the Afghans Love Us?

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The Inconvenient Truth the Pentagon Would Prefer We Didn’t See It is not photographs of US soldiers mocking Afghan insurgents’ bodies that incites violence, but the plain fact of US occupation by Ross Caputi/ The Guardian/ April 18, 2012 The … Continue reading →

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Just a Little Bit Farther…..

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

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