Author Archives: Arlen Grossman

One-Sided Battle

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

WAR ON THE POOR The Shameful Ways the GOP Makes It Bad To Be Poor in 21st-Century America By Sasha Abramsky/Monterey County Weekly/ December 5, 2013 The past year hasn’t been a good one for poor people in America. First, … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Words, Forgotten Ideas

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day Fireside Chat, April 14, 1938

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THE REAL MANDELA

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quotes of the Day 12 Mandela Quotes That Won’t Be In the Corporate Media Obituaries On “sanitizing” the legacy of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela By Common Dreams/ December 6, 2013 Nelson Mandela, who died yesterday at age 95, was … Continue reading →

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IT’S US–THE CONSUMERS–THAT DO IT

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Sorry, Folks, Rich People Actually Don’t ‘Create The Jobs’ By Henry Blodget/ Business Insider/ November 29, 2013 As America struggles with high unemployment and record inequality, everyone is offering competing solutions to the problem.  In this war of words (and … Continue reading →

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Holiday Spirit-Corporate Style

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

The Strip/ Brian McFadden/ New York Times

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Your Disappearing Civil Liberties

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

A New York Times Op-Doc 

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IS CAPITALISM COMPATIBLE WITH CHRISTIANITY?

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Pope Francis Strafes Libertarian Economics By Matthew Yglesias/ Slate/ November 26, 2013 Pope Francis’ latest apostolic exhortation covers a number of topics, but really lights into libertarian economics. There’s a lot of stuff about Jesus in his thinking that I can’t really … Continue reading →

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Or Black Thursday

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Arlen Grossman
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When the Future Looked Bright

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Arlen Grossman
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Colin Powell Let Guard Down

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “The only thing that can really destroy us is us. We shouldn’t do it to ourselves, and we shouldn’t use fear for political purposes—scaring people to death so they will vote for you, or scaring … Continue reading →

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