Author Archives: Arlen Grossman

How the Disastrous 2010 Election Helped Ignite OWS

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Strange as it might seem, the 2010 midterm election helped trigger the Occupy Wall Street movement and weaken the clout of the Tea Party. Remember what a funk those of us on the left side of the political spectrum were … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Starvation As a Lesson

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Michele Bachmann is so mean she won’t even let them eat cake…… “Our nation needs to stop doing for people what they can and should do for themselves. Self reliance means, if anyone will not work, neither should he eat.” … Continue reading →

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Chris Hedges: OWS Is Showing How to “Bring Them Down”

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Recorded  (6:58) October 15, 2011 in Zuccotti Park Transcript at OpEdNews

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WWJND?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Arlen Grossman
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“Killing People Without Knowing Who They Are”

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

SATURDAY, NOV 5, 2011 in Salon.com THE DRONE MENTALITY   In a New York Times Op-Ed yesterday, international human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith describes a meeting he had in Pakistan with residents from the Afghan-Pakistani border region that has been relentlessly bombed … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Patriot or Traitor?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn’t.  You cannot shirk this and be a man.  To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and … Continue reading →

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The Corporate Pledge of Allegiance

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

According to Robert Reich, “if the Supreme Court and regressive Republicans insist big corporations are people and want to treat them as American citizens, then why not demand big corporations take a pledge of allegiance to the United States?   … Continue reading →

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Jack Abramhoff: We Owned Congress

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Excerpts from Lesley Stahl’s blockbuster interview with Lobbyist Jack Abramoff on 60 Minutes, Nov. 6, 2011:  When we would become friendly with an office and they were important to us, and the chief of staff was a competent person, I would … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at U.S. Poverty

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

US Poverty Mapped – Interactive from The Guardian/UK/Simon Rogers Record numbers of Americans are living in poverty – 46.2 million, according to the latest data from the US Census Bureau. How many people is that in each state? Where are … Continue reading →

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Can’t Even Depend on My Liberal Congressman

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

This is my letter to the editor, published Nov. 6 in the Monterey County Herald: The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives hasn’t passed any job bills, but did find time to push through a pandering resolution (Nov. 1) “reaffirming ‘In God … Continue reading →

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