Category Archives: America

It’s Time to Give Socialism a Try

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

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Our Lowest Priority: People

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman There is one important reason this country has so many mass shootings, as well as so much suicide, opioid addiction, depression, anxiety, child abuse and a litany of other indicators of a dysfunctional, troubled society. It comes … Continue reading →

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4th Amendment? What’s That?

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

Letter in the Sunday Monterey Herald, January 20, 2018 With the help of 65 Democrats, the House of Representatives voted 256-164 last week to support a controversial bill to renew the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program. Section 702 of the Foreign … Continue reading →

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The Real “Shithole Country”

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

by Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ January 14, 2018 I covered the war in El Salvador for five years. It was a peasant uprising by the dispossessed against the 14 ruling families and the handful of American corporations that ran El Salvador … Continue reading →

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Time to Overthrow Our Rulers

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

By Thom Hartmann/ AlterNet/ January 8, 2018   Is it time to bring a monarchy to the United States? Or is it time to end one? The New York Times recently ran a fascinating article [3] by Leslie Wayne putting … Continue reading →

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The Visionless Society

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

By Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ December 31, 2017 Imagine yourself in early 2019. The Democrats, despite never articulating a political vision other than not being Donald Trump and refusing to roll back Republican legislation such as the 2017 tax bill, have … Continue reading →

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Sorry, Kids

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Arlen Grossman
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PRIORITIES

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

Letter to Editor in Monterey Herald, November 22, 2017 and San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 27, 2017 A lesson on American priorities in the age of Trump: The 2018 budget proposals call for cuts in Medicaid, Medicare, welfare, food stamps, children’s health … Continue reading →

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The Billionaires Won. The Rest of Us Lost.

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman It’s not your grandfather’s America anymore. Democracy in the United States has failed. So we shouldn’t be surprised when tax cuts favor the wealthy, and we see the rich growing richer and the poor losing ground. In addition, … Continue reading →

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172 Countries and Territories?!!

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN WARS New York Times Editorial/ October 23, 2017 The United States has been at war continuously since the attacks of 9/11 and now has just over 240,000 active-duty and reserve troops in at least 172 countries and territories. … Continue reading →

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