Category Archives: inequality

Robert Reich: The High Cost of Educating Snobs

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Stop Starving Public Universities and Shrinking the Middle Class by Robert Reich/ Feb. 29, 2012 Last week Rick Santorum called the President “a snob” for wanting everyone to get a college education (in fact, Obama never actually called for universal … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Corporations Are Out of Control, My Friend

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“There can be no effective control of corporations while their political activity remains. To put an end to it will be neither a short nor an easy task, but it can be done.” President Theodore Roosevelt President Theodore Roosevelt’s 1910 … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Occupy Movement

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman You may question the power of the Occupy movement, but think back less than a year ago. The Tea Party was setting the agenda: the federal deficit and national debt were preeminent issues, President Obama was anxious … Continue reading →

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What Recovery?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The Real Economic Picture by Paul Craig Roberts/ Institute For Political Economy/ Feb. 2, 2012 If you have any money and you want to understand the lies that “your” government tells you with statistics, subscribe to John Williams shadowstats.com. John Williams … Continue reading →

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21st Century Robber Barons

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

from the Southern Labor Archives at Georgia State University Read  The Party People of Wall Street by Bill Moyers and Michael Winship at billmoyers.com

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How Swedes and Norwegians broke the power of the ‘1 percent’

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by George Lakey/ Waging Nonviolence/ Jan. 25, 2012 A march in Ådalen, Sweden, in 1931. While many of us are working to ensure that the Occupy movement will have a lasting impact, it’s worthwhile to consider other countries where masses … Continue reading →

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Numbers That Count: Good News For Rich People

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

LOBBYING Thirty big corporations actually spent more money lobbying the federal government between 2008 and 2010 than they spent in taxes. Altogether, these companies spent $476 million over those three years to lobby Congress (about $400,000 per day, weekends included). PublicCampaign.org … Continue reading →

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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em…….

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Arlen Grossman
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