Category Archives: America

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

Sorry, I can’t confirm that is Ted Cruz behind the mask…but it could be!

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America May Be Broken Beyond Repair

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

By Michelle Goldberg/ /New York Times/ May 27, 2022 In an ad released last year, Blake Masters, a leading candidate in Arizona’s Republican Senate primary, cradles a semiautomatic weapon. “This is a short-barreled rifle,” he said, ominous music playing in … Continue reading →

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What you need to know about the anti-democracy movement

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

Who’s funding it, why it’s inspired by Viktor Orban, and what it aims to achieve By RobertReich/ RobertReich.substack.com / May 19, 2022 Decades ago, America’s wealthy backed a Republican establishment that believed in fiscal conservatism, anti-communism, and constitutional democracy. But … Continue reading →

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The Last Days of American Democracy?

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman Published in OpEdNews.com/ May 20, 2022 Published in DailyKoz.com/ May 22, 2022 The political situation in this country is precarious, especially amidst a worldwide trend favoring autocracy over democracy. Conditions here will worsen if the Democrats aren’t … Continue reading →

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Look at the Court Ruling in a Positive Way

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman Published as Letter to Editor in Monterey Herald, May 5, 2022 As a progressive, I see a very significant silver lining in the Supreme Court’s intention to strike down Roe vs Wade. It might just wake up … Continue reading →

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Makes Sense

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Arlen Grossman
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Chris Hedges Interviews Cornel West

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

April 15, 2022 In this premiere episode of The Chris Hedges Report, Dr. West joins Chris Hedges to discuss the decay of the American empire, the struggle to show international solidarity in the face of escalating militarism, and what it … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 10, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

Dems should fight Letter to the Editor/ Monterey Herald/ April 6, 2022 We are on the verge of losing what is left of democracy in America, and the Democratic Party seems to do little more than shrug its shoulders. Republicans … Continue reading →

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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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