Author Archives: Arlen Grossman

Causes of Terrorism

For about the last fifteen years (and even before), the United States has traveled halfway across the globe relentlessly bombing numerous Middle East countries, killing Muslim combatants and civilians by the thousands, if not millions. And we wonder why Muslim extremists … Continue reading →

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My California Primary Night Favorite Dream

The future as I’d like to envision it……. Donald Trump continues to self-destruct –as he surely will–and takes down the Republican Party with him. Hillary Clinton and Vice-President Bernie Sanders win the presidential election over Trump and VP Ted Cruz … Continue reading →

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USA! USA!

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Why Trump May Win

By Robert Reich/ RobertReich.org/ May 22, 2016 A new Washington Post/ABC News poll released Sunday finds Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in a statistical tie, with Trump leading Clinton 46 percent to 44 percent among registered voters. That’s an 11 percent … Continue reading →

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How Economic Hitmen Work

This two-minute video explains a lot…..

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And This Is Just a Small Sample

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Terrorists: Why Do They Want to Blow Us Up?

First Published at OpEdNews March 26 (Headline Status) By Arlen Grossman Pretty much missing from the commentaries and responses to the recent Belgium bombing was the basic question as to why Muslim extremists attack us. And its obvious corollary: if … Continue reading →

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NEVER-ENDING TERRORISM

by Arlen Grossman (editor’s note: the following is a response to a March 23 Monterey Herald editorial) It is fascinating to me that the Herald can write an editorial about the Belgium bombings without once mentioning the real reason for … Continue reading →

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DEMOCRACY IS DEAD

The Graveyard of the Elites by Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ February 28, 2016    Supporters hold campaign signs for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally near Atlanta. (Olya Steckel / Shutterstock) Power elites, blinded by hubris, intoxicated by absolute power, unable … Continue reading →

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Truth or Lies?

Valuing the Truth by Paul Craig Roberts/ paulcraigroberts.org/ March 9, 2016 Truth is the enemy of the state, and always has been. But today the Western populations live in a world of total lies. Try to think of anything that … Continue reading →

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