Category Archives: inequality

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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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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