Category Archives: government

How to Stay Sane in Brutalizing Times

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By David Brooks/ NY Times/ November 2, 2023 We’re living in a brutalizing time: Scenes of mass savagery pervade the media. Americans have become vicious toward one another amid our disagreements. Everywhere I go, people are coping with an avalanche … Continue reading →

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Halitics: Issues in the News

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

Last Halitics for me until mid-December (Vermont to Monterey, CA). Hal and I discuss the current news, from the Middle East and here at home. Live 9:00am PT, Noon ET. Available any time after that.

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The Senate Is Getting Less Democratic by the Minute

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

It seems as if the Democratic Party always starts its election campaigns far behind the starting line. The Republican Party is able to benefit from all the electoral college laws and court decisions that give an advantage to smaller states. … Continue reading →

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When was Bribery Legalized in America?

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ November 15, 2023 “When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral … Continue reading →

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Elections, Polls, Budgets, Speaker Johnson, and More

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

Another Monday morning Halitics videocast, with lots of political topics for Hal and Arlen to talk about…..

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So Much to Talk About

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Arlen Grossman
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TRUMP WILL NOT BE PRESIDENT AGAIN—IT WILL BE HIS CHOICE

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ DailyKos.com/ September 27, 2023 Also: OpEdNews/ October 2, 2023 None of us knows what will happen election night, 2024. But if I were in Las Vegas and could make a bet on the outcome, I would bet … Continue reading →

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WHY AMERICAN ELECTIONS ARE A SHAM

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman / DailyKos.com/ September 1, 2023 Also published at OpEdNews.com September 3                  We are a democracy, and we prove it with periodic elections, including presidential elections every four years. At least, that’s what we’re told. But every … Continue reading →

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The Shocking GOP Plan to Dismantle the American Government Revealed

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By Thom Hartmann/ Hartmannreport.com/ August 31, 2023 As we learned from last week’s Republican debates, the leading candidates for the GOP nomination all appear to agree on a broad plan to gut American government and replace it with a strongman … Continue reading →

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Frank Zappa on Fascist Theocracy

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Arlen Grossman
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