Category Archives: Economics

BPR Quote of the Day: “Return Fraud to Wall Street In One Easy Step Act”

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“Once again, the Puppets on Capitol Hill are about to slam the Muppets on Main Street. The country still hasn’t recovered from the Wall Street-induced financial cataclysm of 2008, yet Congress is preparing to enact the Orwellian ‘JOBS Act‘—a bill that should … Continue reading →

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Goldman Sachs Exec Quits Due to “Toxic and Destructive” Environment

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

I don’t know why Mr. Smith took so long to figure out his company was this corrupted. But he deserves credit for exposing its true nature. President Obama, are you listening? Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs by Greg Smith/ … Continue reading →

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Reich: Moral Rot Is In the Corporate Boardrooms, Not Our Bedrooms

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The Difference Between Private and Public Morality by Robert Reich/ March 13, 2012 Republicans have morality upside down. Santorum, Gingrich, and even Romney are barnstorming across the land condemning gay marriage, abortion, out-of-wedlock births, access to contraception, and the wall … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: There’s a Tomorrow?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“To people who think of themselves as God’s houseguests, American enterprise must seem arrogant beyond belief.  Or stupid.  A nation of amnesiacs, proceeding as if there were no other day but today.  Assuming the land could also forget what had … Continue reading →

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Advertising’s High Cost to Society! Read This Now! You’ll Like It!

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

 by Arlen Grossman “Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.”                     … Continue reading →

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Why We Keep Getting Screwed

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Too Rich and Powerful to Fail

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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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: T. Roosevelt: “Drive the Special Interests Out of Politics”

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

I think it fair to say Teddy Roosevelt would not be a fan of the Roberts Supreme Court, nor would he be a Republican today. “…our government, National and State, must be freed from the sinister influence or control of … Continue reading →

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{BPR Special Report} Familiar Names Responsible For Skyrocketing Gas Prices

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman As you max out your credit cards at the gas pumps, you should know that the major players to blame for the spike in gas prices are the same people who tanked the world economy four years … Continue reading →

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