Category Archives: inequality

The Wealthy vs. The Rest Of Us

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

“To be fabulously wealthy today means not having to come across anyone who isn’t. It therefore means having not a clue about how average working people live or what they worry about it.  The billionaire class doesn’t care if producers … Continue reading →

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The Trump Coup has begun, Hang On Tight!

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

This country is in serious trouble. The president is a felon, a chronic liar, a cheater, a racist, isn’t very bright, and has an ego the size of Florida. At his side is a South Africa neo-nazi who spent $290 … 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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This Is Our Future……

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Arlen Grossman
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Shining Light on Dark Money is Good for Democracy

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)/ Public Citizen/ September 18, 2023 I have concluded, based on considerable observation and evaluation, that a band of right-wing billionaires has its hooks deep into our government.  It uses these hooks to thwart climate action, … Continue reading →

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Yes, Flying Does Suck. Here’s why…….

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Arlen Grossman
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What if We’re the Bad Guys Here?

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By David Brooks/ NewYork Times/ August 2, 2023 Donald Trump seems to get indicted on a weekly basis. Yet he is utterly dominating his Republican rivals in the polls, and he is tiedwith Joe Biden in the general election surveys. Trump’s poll numbers … Continue reading →

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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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