Category Archives: economy

Too Big to Fail and…….

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Arlen Grossman
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The Top 0.1% Of The Nation Earn Half Of All Capital Gains

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

By Robert Lenzer Forbes/ Nov. 20, 2011 Capital gains are the key ingredient of income disparity in the US– and the force behind the winner takes all mantra of our economic system. If you want  even out earning power in … Continue reading →

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Class Warfare

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Arlen Grossman
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What Do These Influential European Banksters Have in Common?

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Hint: Initials G.S. From The Independent/Nov. 18, 2010. Read the article here. Thanks to Rich L.

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Chris Hedges: “Our Elites Have Exposed Their Hand”

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

This Is What Revolution Looks Like by Chris Hedges in Truthdig.com/ Nov. 15, 2011 Welcome to the revolution. Our elites have exposed their hand. They have nothing to offer. They can destroy but they cannot build. They can repress but … Continue reading →

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A Very Large 1%

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Arlen Grossman
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Start of a New Era

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Jeffrey Sachs makes the case that we could be at the beginning of a new progressive era. The first came after the Gilded Age of the late 19th Century,  the second followed the gilded age of the 1920s. Perhaps we … Continue reading →

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How the Disastrous 2010 Election Helped Ignite OWS

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Strange as it might seem, the 2010 midterm election helped trigger the Occupy Wall Street movement and weaken the clout of the Tea Party. Remember what a funk those of us on the left side of the political spectrum were … Continue reading →

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The Corporate Pledge of Allegiance

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

According to Robert Reich, “if the Supreme Court and regressive Republicans insist big corporations are people and want to treat them as American citizens, then why not demand big corporations take a pledge of allegiance to the United States?   … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at U.S. Poverty

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

US Poverty Mapped – Interactive from The Guardian/UK/Simon Rogers Record numbers of Americans are living in poverty – 46.2 million, according to the latest data from the US Census Bureau. How many people is that in each state? Where are … Continue reading →

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