Author Archives: Arlen Grossman

GDP UP, BUT WHO BENEFITS?

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

Why You Shouldn’t Believe Those G.D.P. Numbers The statistics keep on rising, but they don’t track the well-being of most Americans. By David Leonhardt/ New York Times/ December 15, 2019 The Commerce Department will announce the latest G.D.P. numbers on … Continue reading →

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If Only Tulsi Gabbard Could Be Elected President

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman “Trump… Nikki Haley…Mike Pompeo… The people around John Bolton. These people are advocating for strengthening our economy, and if the only way they can do that is by building that economy based on building and selling weapons … Continue reading →

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How the World Will End

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

This is scary stuff–because it is all too real–TBPR Editor Humanity Is Riding Delusion to Extinction By Maj. Danny Sjuren/ Truthdig/ December 2, 2019 Horses sporting gas masks. That, of all things, has been on my mind lately. Bear with … Continue reading →

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Progress on Ideas?

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

The Left Is Finally Winning the War of Ideas By Lee Camp/ Truthdig/ December 3, 2019   Good ideas are like viruses. They grow and spread despite our best efforts to stop them. And yes, our bulbous, awkward species does … Continue reading →

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Who Do Republicans Work For?

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

Why have no Republicans turned on Trump? A corrupted Supreme Court By Thom Hartmann/ Raw Story/ December 4, 2019 There is a very simple reason why some Republicans voted for the impeachment proceedings against Richard Nixon, but none have so … Continue reading →

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Climate Change Is Not the Problem

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

Why climate change is an irrelevance, economic growth is a myth and sustainability is forty years too late By Kevin Casey/ Global Comment/ November 20, 2019 As someone who has been exploring the world’s most isolated wilderness regions for nearly … Continue reading →

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Life of the Potty

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

My silly and quirky children’s book is now available at Amazon as an ebook and a paperback…. Click Here: Amazon.com: Now in Paperback.

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OLIGARCH NATION

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

Revenge of the Billionaires: How an Oligarchy of the Morbidly Rich Can Take Down Democracy By Thom Hartmann/ AlterNet/ November 22, 2019    The current issue of the Atlantic magazine founded itself in the years just before the Civil War, is ominously … Continue reading →

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Impeachable: Denying Climate Change

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

Trump’s Worst Impeachable Offense Hurts the Whole World By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan/ Democracy Now/ November 7, 2019 You can run from the climate crisis, but you can’t hide. On the front lines of this global environmental calamity, entire … Continue reading →

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Media Madness

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

The Incredible Belief That Corporate Ownership Does Not Influence Media Content By Alison Rose Levy/ FAIR/ September 17, 2019 As Sen. Bernie Sanders (CJR, 8/26/19) has recently noted, corporate ownership of media interferes with the core societal function of the … Continue reading →

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