Author Archives: Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day: Helpless and Contemptible

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great government of the United States helpless and contemptible.” Woodrow Wilson

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What Recovery?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The Real Economic Picture by Paul Craig Roberts/ Institute For Political Economy/ Feb. 2, 2012 If you have any money and you want to understand the lies that “your” government tells you with statistics, subscribe to John Williams shadowstats.com. John Williams … Continue reading →

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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy……

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman “I read the news today (Thursday), oh boy…….” Donald Trump endorses Mitt Romney. It’s hard to believe but some people actually care. Roseanne Barr is running for president of the United States as a Green Party candidate.  … Continue reading →

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Who Pays Taxes?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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The Who/What/When of Our National Debt

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

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21st Century Robber Barons

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

from the Southern Labor Archives at Georgia State University Read  The Party People of Wall Street by Bill Moyers and Michael Winship at billmoyers.com

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BPR Quote of the Day: Men in Suits

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“Bear in mind, too, that experience has made it painfully clear that men in suits not only don’t have any monopoly on wisdom, they have very little wisdom to offer.” Paul Krugman from Confronting the Malefactors (NY Times, Oct. 6, … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Celibate Clergy

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.” Carl Sagan   

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Howard Zinn on the American Empire

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

What the classroom didn’t teach me about the American Empire By Howard Zinn originally from TomDispatch.com, 2008

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How Swedes and Norwegians broke the power of the ‘1 percent’

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by George Lakey/ Waging Nonviolence/ Jan. 25, 2012 A march in Ådalen, Sweden, in 1931. While many of us are working to ensure that the Occupy movement will have a lasting impact, it’s worthwhile to consider other countries where masses … Continue reading →

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