Category Archives: democracy

The GOP’s 60-Year Conspiracy to Kill Our Democracy: None Dare Call It Treason—But I Will

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

It all traces back to billionaire-backed fearmongering in the 1960s—weaponizing panic around socialism and communism to crush unions, cut taxes, and hoard profits… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ January 31, 2025 In Wednesday’s Daily Take here on Hartmann Report, I mentioned Russell Kirk and … Continue reading →

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Trump Lost. Voter Suppression Won

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

By Greg Palast/ HartmannReport/ January 24, 2025 A guest post by Greg Palast for the Hartmann Report Trump lost. That is, if all legal voters were allowed to vote, if all legal ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

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How to Fight Back

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Arlen Grossman
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JANUARY 21, 2010: THE DAY AMERICAN DEMOCRACY DIED

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ OpEdNews/ January 19, 2025 “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” –John Adams, 1814 Barack Obama knew what was coming. During … Continue reading →

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America’s Nightmare Begins

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

JANUARY 20, 2025: A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY!! A. big news day: Ceasefire in Gaza, football playoff games, etc, but the most important was the inauguration of our 47th president.After a few weeks traveling abroad, I re-join Hal … Continue reading →

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The Reason Corporations Rule America

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

The 5-4 Court that granted personhood to corporations in the 2010 Citizens United vs FEC decision. Images supplied by Gary Kohls In Case Anybody Hasn’t Noticed, Corporations Rule the World, They Fit Mussolini’s Definition of Fascist Entities and They Aren’t … Continue reading →

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Echoes of History: How Fascism Quietly Seizes Control

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com / November 19, 2024 Editor’s note: A very long and frightening prediction from Thom Hartmann of our future under Dear Leader…. President Biden told the nation, “American democracy is under attack … [by the] former president of … Continue reading →

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Our Fast-Changing and Scary World

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Will climate change ever slow down? Is it time for a peace plan in Ukraine? What’s with Trump’s cabinet appointments? Men vs. women: Are we living in different worlds? Hal Ginsberg and I discuss the fate of the U.S. and … Continue reading →

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Disappearing Ballots and Votes…..

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Arlen Grossman
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The Nightmare Ahead

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

What happened November 5? Hal Ginsberg and I decipher the election results and what lies ahead. I feel that the 2010 Supreme Court Citizens United decision enabling billionaires and big corporations to buy politicians and the government was responsible for … Continue reading →

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