Category Archives: democracy

THIS IS WHAT WE ARE UP AGAINST! Which “Nobody Knew at the Time” Will it be This November? 

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

The GOP has gotten really good at stealing the White House… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ May 14, 2024 The GOP’s favorite phrase when it comes to presidential politics appears to be, “Nobody knew at the time.”  Once a president is … Continue reading →

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Gaza, Ukraine, Trump Trial, Elections, Climate, and More–Lots to Talk About

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

How can we fit all the numerous news events into a one-hour Halitics YouTube videocast? By moving as fast as we can! I join Hal Ginsberg, as I do every Monday to talk about everything political and newsworthy. Sometimes we … Continue reading →

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Can We All Get Along? Apparently Not

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Sports betting, smartphones in school, campus demonstrations, Trump on trial…so much to talk about and only so much time to discuss them. Another Halitics videocast produced by Hal Ginsberg with me like we do every Monday. Can we all get … Continue reading →

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Merrick Garland–Watch Out! He’s Almost Ready To Wake Up!

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Arlen Grossman
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Former federal judge: Supreme Court ‘dangerously betrayed’ democracy with Trump disqualification decision

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

By Sarah Fortinsky/ The Hill/ March 14, 2024 Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig issued a searing rebuke of the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision that Colorado could not disqualify former President Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban, … Continue reading →

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No Longer In a Coma

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

As I do every Monday, I join Hal Ginsberg on his Halitics videocast on YouTube. We discuss, but don’t always see eye to eye on the political situation, both here and abroad. But I believe it to lively and fun. … Continue reading →

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The Night President Biden Woke Up

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman Published in DailyKos.com and OpEdNews.com After three years, President Joe Biden seemed to awake from a virtual coma on the evening of his recent State of the Union Address. And not a moment too soon.  Like his … Continue reading →

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Merrick Garland Must Go

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ DailyKos.com/ February 25, 2024 OpEdNews/Feb 29, 2024 President Joe Biden made a consequential and significant mistake when he appointed Merrick Garland to be Attorney General of the United States. Garland has turned out to be weak, clueless, … Continue reading →

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Merrick Garland Needs to Go

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

My weekly (Mondays) appearance on Hal Ginsberg’s Halitics Videocast. Lots to talk about, of course: Ukraine, Putin, Navalny, Merrick Garland, and Robert Hur’s over-the-top report on Biden’s case re: official documents (By the way, when will we hear about Trump’s … Continue reading →

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Attention Supreme Court: Donald Trump Cannot Run or Serve a 2nd Term as President

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman Published in dailykos.com, Feb. 9, 2024 As we all know, the laws in this country are based on the United States Constitution. Legal experts have always talked about the intent and meaning of the words therein. They … Continue reading →

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