Category Archives: America

The Slaves Rebel

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

By Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ September 3, 2018 Cartoon by Mr. Fish The only way to end slavery is to stop being a slave. Hundreds of men and women in prisons in some 17 states are refusing to carry out prison … Continue reading →

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Digging a Hole

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

Worth a click…. http://www.usdebtclock.org

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Why Wages Are Going Nowhere

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

  Why Do 80% of Americans Say They Are Living Paycheck to Paycheck? By Robert Reich/ RobertReich.org/ July 30, 2018 The official rate of unemployment in America has plunged to a remarkably low 3.8%. The Federal Reserve forecasts that the … Continue reading →

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Military Madness

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

Senate Democrats, with Few Exceptions, are a Gang of War-Mongers Where’s the ‘democratic socialist’ challenge to militarism?   By Dave Lindorff/ ThisCan’tBeHappening.net/ August 3, 2018   Democrats in the US Senate showed themselves to be just another war party this … Continue reading →

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What We Don’t Want to Know

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

American Society Would Collapse If It Weren’t for These 8 Myths By Lee Camp/ Truthdig/ July 25, 2018 Our society should’ve collapsed by now. You know that, right? No society should function with this level of inequality (with the possible … Continue reading →

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America the Failed State

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

By Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ July 1, 2018   Mr. Fish / Truthdig TORONTO—Our “corporate coup d’état in slow motion,” as the writer John Ralston Saul calls it, has opened a Pandora’s box of evils that is transforming America into a … Continue reading →

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Is Trump Winning?

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

Trump has turned words into weapons. And he’s winning the linguistic war From ‘spygate’ to ‘fake news’, Trump is using language to frame – and win – debates. And the press operate like his marketing agency By George P Lakoff … Continue reading →

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Dysfunctional Economics

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

 

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THE COMING COLLAPSE

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

By Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ May 21, 2018 Donald Trump is the result of a long process of political, cultural and social decay. He is a product of our failed democracy. The longer we perpetuate the fiction that we live in … Continue reading →

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It’s the Guns, Stupid

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

I’ve covered gun violence for years. The solutions aren’t a big mystery. America can prevent shootings. But it has to come to grips with the problem. By German Lopez/ Vox.com/ May 18, 2018 Editor’s Note: Charts do not come out … Continue reading →

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