Category Archives: economy

What Recovery?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The Real Economic Picture by Paul Craig Roberts/ Institute For Political Economy/ Feb. 2, 2012 If you have any money and you want to understand the lies that “your” government tells you with statistics, subscribe to John Williams shadowstats.com. John Williams … 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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Who Pays Taxes?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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The Who/What/When of Our National Debt

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

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21st Century Robber Barons

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

from the Southern Labor Archives at Georgia State University Read  The Party People of Wall Street by Bill Moyers and Michael Winship at billmoyers.com

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Howard Zinn on the American Empire

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

What the classroom didn’t teach me about the American Empire By Howard Zinn originally from TomDispatch.com, 2008

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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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Numbers That Count: Good News For Rich People

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

LOBBYING Thirty big corporations actually spent more money lobbying the federal government between 2008 and 2010 than they spent in taxes. Altogether, these companies spent $476 million over those three years to lobby Congress (about $400,000 per day, weekends included). PublicCampaign.org … Continue reading →

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The U.S. Is So Unpredictable: Who Could Have Known…?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman “Too Big to Fail” Wall Street firms caused a worldwide financial crash, the government bailed them out and didn’t break them up, and yet these  companies continue risky investments and reward their executives with outrageously large salaries … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: The Owners of Government

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government of the U.S. since the days of Andrew Jackson.” Franklin D. Roosevelt    

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