Category Archives: America

Joe Manchin’s Wife, Gayle, Has Her Own Conflicts of Interest

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

By Daniel Boguslaw and David Moore/ Jacobin/ March 24, 2022 Joe Manchin’s wife, Gayle (left), cochairs a commission that distributes federal infrastructure grants across thirteen states, including West Virginia. (Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for the New Yorker) Senator Joe … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 14, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

How Can America Avoid the Bloodshed & Chaos of Civil War? There is an active movement within the United States trying to start a civil war — and we have two and a half years before the 2024 election to … Continue reading →

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Where Are You Now When We Need You, Teddy?

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

Sorry, Teddy. Either we ignored what you said, or it’s that we don’t know what statesmanship is in this country. It could also be that we don’t know the meaning of statesmanship. But the sad fact is that we’ve made … Continue reading →

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Insider Trading by Our Representatives

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

Who could have known that members of Congress would take advantage of their position? Maybe everybody.

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Is Justice Blind? Hardly!

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

Right-wing wacko happens to be the wife of a Supreme Court Justice. You know which judge, the only one in favor of Trump hiding all his records. Her groups sometime come before the court, but does Justice Thomas recuse himself? … Continue reading →

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In America, Nobody is Above the Law. Except Those Who Are.

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman How many times has Donald Trump been accused of a crime? I don’t know and you probably don’t either. The correct answer:  too many times to count. The next question is: how many times has Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 31, 2021 by Arlen Grossman

Democrats play softball as GOP battles for power Published in Monterey Herald. December 31 and Rutland (VT) Herald, January 5 Trump Republicans are stopping at nothing in their aggressive battle to regain power. Lying, cheating, suppressing voting rights, gerrymandering, even … Continue reading →

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Fox News: A Whole Different Reality

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/OpedNews.com/December 22, 2021 One day I decided to do an experiment. I had been watching the news on MSNBC and CNN recently, and one Tuesday morning I found it especially fascinating. I admit it, one reason I liked … Continue reading →

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THE BAD GUYS ARE WINNING

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Arlen Grossman

If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story of the reverse. By Anne Applebaum/ The Atlantic/ November 15, … Continue reading →

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Putin Won. We Lost.

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ OpEdNews.com/ November 26, 2021 (Top Headlined Story At OpEd News, November 26-27) As democracy struggles on life support in the United States and with authoritarianism gaining popularity here and abroad. Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, must … Continue reading →

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