Author Archives: Arlen Grossman

Goldman Sachs Exec Quits Due to “Toxic and Destructive” Environment

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

I don’t know why Mr. Smith took so long to figure out his company was this corrupted. But he deserves credit for exposing its true nature. President Obama, are you listening? Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs by Greg Smith/ … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Obama’s Biggest Fan?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“I’m not here to talk about President Obama. I think he is great.” Matt Romney Campaigning for his father in Hawaii, March 13, 2012

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Reich: Moral Rot Is In the Corporate Boardrooms, Not Our Bedrooms

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The Difference Between Private and Public Morality by Robert Reich/ March 13, 2012 Republicans have morality upside down. Santorum, Gingrich, and even Romney are barnstorming across the land condemning gay marriage, abortion, out-of-wedlock births, access to contraception, and the wall … Continue reading →

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Hedges: “The Iron Doors of the Corporate State are Slamming Shut.”

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Supreme Court Likely to Endorse Obama’s War on Whistle-Blowers by Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ March 12, 2012 Totalitarian systems disempower an unsuspecting population by gradually making legal what was once illegal. They incrementally corrupt and distort law to exclusively serve the … Continue reading →

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This is Who We Are: The 2010 Census

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Mapping the 2010 U.S. Census Browse population growth and decline, changes in racial and ethnic concentrations and patterns of housing development. By MATTHEW BLOCH, SHAN CARTER and ALAN McLEAN | Source: Census Bureau; socialexplorer.com Click  here  to browse the 2010 Census Map … Continue reading →

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Turn on, Tune in, Get Cured?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

LSD Study Spotlights Decades-Old  Research On Hallucinogen For Drinking, Mental Illness  by David Freeman/ Huffington Post/ March 9, 2012 Talk about flashbacks. New research suggests that LSD–a mind-altering drug known to cause recurrent hallucinations–may find new popularity not as a recreational … Continue reading →

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U.S. Nuclear Plants To Be “Built With Steel and Cement and Lies and Fraud”

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“A nuclear plant is built with steel and cement and lies and fraud – and that’s the take-a-way for today” THE FUKUSHIMA STORY YOU DIDN’T HEAR ON CNN by Greg Palast/ FreePress.org/ March 8, 2012 I’ve seen a lot of … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of War

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Billy Joel/ Goodnight Saigon This song originally appeared on Billy Joel’s 1982 album The Nylon Curtain

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Student Debt: “Growing at a Remarkable Rate”

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Student Debt in the U.S. Continues to Blow Up by Philip Pilkington/ Naked Capitalism/ March 9, 2012 Perhaps the most obvious indicator that the US has become a society of debtors is the ever-expanding market for student loans. Recently clocked … Continue reading →

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Macho Man Competition

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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