Category Archives: Congress

Elections, Polls, Budgets, Speaker Johnson, and More

Another Monday morning Halitics videocast, with lots of political topics for Hal and Arlen to talk about…..

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So Much to Talk About

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Too Old to Run: Biden, Trump, Both, Neither?

Monday’s Halitics YouTube videocast with Hal Ginsberg and Arlen Grossman.

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WHY AMERICAN ELECTIONS ARE A SHAM

By Arlen Grossman / DailyKos.com/ September 1, 2023 Also published at OpEdNews.com September 3                  We are a democracy, and we prove it with periodic elections, including presidential elections every four years. At least, that’s what we’re told. But every … Continue reading

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The Shocking GOP Plan to Dismantle the American Government Revealed

By Thom Hartmann/ Hartmannreport.com/ August 31, 2023 As we learned from last week’s Republican debates, the leading candidates for the GOP nomination all appear to agree on a broad plan to gut American government and replace it with a strongman … Continue reading

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Donald Trump, His Crazy Cult and Much More

Another Monday Halitics Videocast — Hal and Arlen discuss the week’s political issues and what’s next for Biden, Trump, the GOP Wannabes, Ukraine, Cornel West and other progressives, and much more….

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Where is the Accountability for the Killers Ushering in the Climate Apocalypse?

Today’s climate crisis dwarfs the 1940s threat of Nazism, the 9/11 attack, or the massive bank robberies that took place during the Reagan & Bush administrations. It threatens all life on earth… By Thom Hartmann/ hartmannreport.com/ May 25, 20 If … Continue reading

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Why Donald Trump Is Responsible For the Tennessee Travesty

By Arlen Grossman/ OpEdNews/ April 13, 2023 * *Moved Up to Top Headline–April 14 Tennessee GOP legislators showed the world their depravity by expelling two Black Democratic state representatives merely for using bullhorns and joining forces with young protestors nonviolently … Continue reading

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It’s the Republicans, Stupid!

The GOP and gun legislation I find it puzzling that media and politicians place much of the blame for mass shootings on the fact that “lawmakers” in Congress have been unable to pass meaningful gun control legislation. Shouldn’t the blame … Continue reading

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The Democrats Will Probably Lose the Midterms, Because Our Society Is Falling Apart BYLIZA FEATHERSTONE/ Jacobin/ November 2, 2022 The Democrats are too beholden to the rich, and they face structural obstacles that are too daunting, to address the profound … Continue reading

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