Category Archives: extremism

Donald Trump is Dangerous, Joe Biden is Unpopular–So Who Will Be the Next President?

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Hal and I don’t always see things the same way, but we both agree that Trump is dangerous and the Democratic Party needs major changes. Due to scheduling issues, I join Hal Ginsberg on his Halitics YouTube Vlog Thursday instead … Continue reading →

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Former federal judge: Supreme Court ‘dangerously betrayed’ democracy with Trump disqualification decision

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

By Sarah Fortinsky/ The Hill/ March 14, 2024 Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig issued a searing rebuke of the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision that Colorado could not disqualify former President Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban, … Continue reading →

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The Night President Biden Woke Up

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman Published in DailyKos.com and OpEdNews.com After three years, President Joe Biden seemed to awake from a virtual coma on the evening of his recent State of the Union Address. And not a moment too soon.  Like his … Continue reading →

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Without the Infrastructure of Democracy, America Will Slide First Into Oligarchy and Then Racism

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

Voters who believe in democracy, a free press & a public education committed to honest inquiry & intellectual integrity must also step up and let their reps how important these things are to them… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ October 23, … Continue reading →

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War in the Middle East

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

Hal and I spend the hour talking about the Israeli-Palestine War and what comes next.

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Donald Trump, His Crazy Cult and Much More

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

Another Monday Halitics Videocast — Hal and Arlen discuss the week’s political issues and what’s next for Biden, Trump, the GOP Wannabes, Ukraine, Cornel West and other progressives, and much more….

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Donald Trump, David Brooks, Cornel West and More….

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

This is my appearance on Halitics, Hal Ginsberg’s daily YouTube Videocast about political issues. Hal and I go back a long ways. He started a progressive talk radio station in Monterey, CA in 2005. I participated when I could and … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Issue for 2024: Can Humanity Survive Trump & the GOP?

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By Thom Hartmann/ ThomHartmann.com/ August 2, 2023 So, yeah, let’s take seriously the existential threat a GOP president represents to our nation, the nations of the world, and all life on Earth. The stakes have literally never been higher… Every … Continue reading →

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Republican Overreach

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

Letter to the Editor/ Monterey Herald/ July 25, 2023 In case you were wondering what our government would be like under Republican control, consider this: last month 19 GOP state attorneys general signed on to a joint letter to the … Continue reading →

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NO TRUTH, NO FACTS, NO REALITY = NO DEMOCRACY

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ OpEdNews.com/ June 22, 2023 Also published at DailyKos.com June 24, 2023 Democracy is difficult and messy, but it’s far better than the alternative. But to function effectively as a democracy, we need facts, truth and reality. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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