Category Archives: economy

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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New Sign at Your Gas Station

Posted on March 2, 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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Double Standard?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Oil Speculation and the Price of Gas

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

With gas prices soaring of late, this seems like a good time to re-post an article I wrote last summer about the reasons for fluctuation in the price of oil. I’ve added some additional material at the bottom of this … Continue reading →

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The Advantages of Being in the Final Four (of Big Banks)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

In researching some bank-related questions for my friend edray, I came across some fascinating information from a ThinkProgress.org article last October….. 11 Facts You Need to Know About the Nation’s Biggest Banks by Pat Garofalo/ ThinkProgress/ October 7, 2012 The Occupy … Continue reading →

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