Author Archives: Arlen Grossman

“We Don’t Have to Show You No Stinkin’ Proof”

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

ABC News Senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper makes White House Press Secretary Jay Carney uncomfortable by asking about the president’s right to assassinate American citizens without due process.

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BPR Quote of the Day: “We Break the Sword”

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Perhaps the great day will come when a people, distinguished by wars and victories and by the highest development of a military order and intelligence, and accustomed to make the highest sacrifice for these things, will exclaim of its own … Continue reading →

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The World Would Be Better Off

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

AN EASY ESSAY by Peter Maurin The world would be better off if people tried to become better, And people would become better if they stopped trying to be better off. For when everyone tries to become better off nobody … Continue reading →

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What’s So Surprising?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Who’s More Reckless: Stockbrokers or Psychopaths? Study at a Swiss University offers surprising results By Marlene Satter Excerpted from an article in AdvisorOne.com.  September 30, 2011 Der Spiegel, the popular German weekly magazine, reported that a new study at the Swiss research … Continue reading →

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Is The War On Terror A Hoax?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

  by Paul Craig Roberts In the past decade, Washington has killed, maimed, dislocated, and made widows and orphans of millions of Muslims in six countries, all in the name of the “war on terror.” Washington’s attacks on the countries … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Freedom vs Security?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“There is no inverse relationship between freedom and security. Less of one does not lead to more of the other. People with no rights are not safe from terrorist attack.”                                             Molly Ivins

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“On Election Day, whoever wins, we lose.”

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

The Men We Trusted to Lead Us by Robert Scheer Truthdig, Sep 28, 2011 Now he tells us. On Wednesday Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke referred to the nation’s unemployment rate as a “national crisis,” an obvious if depressing fact of life … Continue reading →

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Harry Chapin: What Made America Famous

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

It was the town that made America famous. The churches full and the kids all gone to hell. Six traffic lights and seven cops and all the streets kept clean. The supermarket and the drug store and the bars all … Continue reading →

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BPR Blog of the Day: Krugman Gets Silly

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

                         Solving the Financial Crisis “Never mind all the bleak stuff I’ve been writing lately. A solution is at hand! All we need to do is use some of … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: No Struggle, No Gain

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“We must not conceal from ourselves that no improvement in the present situation is possible without a severe struggle; for the handful of those who are really determined to do something is minute in comparison with the mass of the … Continue reading →

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