Category Archives: America

Is SCOTUS in on the Coup and Trying to End American Democracy?

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

By Thom Hartmann/ TheHartmannReport.com/ April 26, 2022 The simple reality is that conservatives throughout modern history have viewed democracy with a jaundiced eye, and the Supreme Court’s Republican appointees are no exception… Many Americans are confused by the spectacle they … Continue reading →

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The News Heats Up

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Lots of important news for Hal Ginsberg and me to discuss and argue about. Trump goes on trial and Israel and Iran exchange weapon power. Here’s our weekly Monday YouTube videocast:

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AOC Talks About Gaza With Stephen Colbert

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Arlen Grossman
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Confused Cows

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

An eclipse anecdote: Our nephew is a dairy farmer in Vermont. The solar eclipse confused his cows (while he and his family were looking at the eclipse elsewhere) and thinking it was nighttime, the bovines went back to the barn … Continue reading →

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Should We Worship the Orange Savior?

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Monday Halitics: Hal and Arlen disagree on controlling the lies and misinformation over social media. And is Trump talking and acting like a religious leader to counteract secular trends in the U.S.?

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Monday Halitics

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

After a bye week, when Hal was vacationing in the Yucatan, I return and discuss the current political climate with Hal: the Baltimore Bridge collapse (near Hal’s home), gun fetishes, wealth inequality and more.

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Do We Want This Man To Be President?

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Does Donald Trump have the mental capacity to be President of the United States? He never really did, but his advancing age is giving America clues about his even more diminishing capabilities. Are the pressures of a tough election campaign … Continue reading →

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Ongoing Media Negligence

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Arlen Grossman
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No Longer In a Coma

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

As I do every Monday, I join Hal Ginsberg on his Halitics videocast on YouTube. We discuss, but don’t always see eye to eye on the political situation, both here and abroad. But I believe it to lively and fun. … Continue reading →

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The Night President Biden Woke Up

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman Published in DailyKos.com and OpEdNews.com After three years, President Joe Biden seemed to awake from a virtual coma on the evening of his recent State of the Union Address. And not a moment too soon.  Like his … Continue reading →

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