Category Archives: labor

From Womb to Tomb Without Any Help

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “America: A country in which it has gotten too expensive to go to college, which is the only way to qualify for a decent job, which you need to get health care, which you need … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Hands-On Work

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Image by Oleg Volk “As for the TSA, just try to think of it as George W. Bush’s version of FDR’s CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps). CCC did some really great work in the national parks, etc., all by hand, so … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich: Where Are the Good Jobs?

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Manufacturing Illusions by Robert Reich,  Feb. 17, 2012 Suddenly, manufacturing is back – at least on the election trail. But don’t be fooled. The real issue isn’t how to get manufacturing back. It’s how to get good jobs and good … 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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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy……

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman “I read the news today (Thursday), oh boy…….” Donald Trump endorses Mitt Romney. It’s hard to believe but some people actually care. Roseanne Barr is running for president of the United States as a Green Party candidate.  … Continue reading →

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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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At Last, a “New” Presidential Candidate Progressives Can Support (Or So We Wish)

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

A fellow claiming to be President Barack Obama spoke about the economy today in Osawatomie, Kansas.  Although this person looked like President Obama, he did not sound like the centrist President we’ve seen in office the last three years. The … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Lincoln’s Leftist Rhetoric

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.” Abraham Lincoln … Continue reading →

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