Category Archives: inequality

What Happens When Corporations are Taxed at 90% – Like Before the Reagan Revolution?

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ June 5, 2023 Last week on Hartmann Report I proposed we raise the top personal income tax bracket — paid only by people making over (for example) around $50 million a year, and only on the money above … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

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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Rachel Maddow Names Pro-Hitler Speakers Appearing At Same Event As Eric Trump

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

“I can’t really believe they are going ahead with it,” the MSNBC anchor said of the upcoming “ReAwaken America” tour being hosted at a Donald Trump hotel.

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In Case You Haven’t Figured It Out

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

Letter to the editor, Monterey Herald, February 28, 2023 Have you ever wondered how, in the richest country in the world, so many Americans are hungry, homeless, lacking health care and living in poverty? In fact, about 64% of our … Continue reading →

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The Real Way to Measure Our Economy

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Arlen Grossman
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Chris Hedges Interviews Cornel West

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

April 15, 2022 In this premiere episode of The Chris Hedges Report, Dr. West joins Chris Hedges to discuss the decay of the American empire, the struggle to show international solidarity in the face of escalating militarism, and what it … Continue reading →

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The Laughing Stock of the World

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Arlen Grossman

(Michael Moore recounts how a once-proud advancing nation is moving downward too quickly. Why do we not care about our poor and working class citizens? Our priorities are apparently helping the wealthy. Many countries make a point of helping their … Continue reading →

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THE AMERICA WE NEED

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

By the Editorial Board/ New York Times/ April 9, 2020 From some of its darkest hours, the United States has emerged stronger and more resilient. Between May and July 1862, even as Confederate victories in Virginia raised doubts about the … Continue reading →

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Change is Coming

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

Neoliberalism Has Radicalized a Whole Generation By Conor Lynch/ Truthdig/ February 26, 2020 When the conversation veered toward “capitalism” and “socialism” at last week’s Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, the preeminent capitalist on the stage, Michael Bloomberg, could hardly … Continue reading →

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GDP UP, BUT WHO BENEFITS?

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

Why You Shouldn’t Believe Those G.D.P. Numbers The statistics keep on rising, but they don’t track the well-being of most Americans. By David Leonhardt/ New York Times/ December 15, 2019 The Commerce Department will announce the latest G.D.P. numbers on … Continue reading →

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