Category Archives: government

“It’s the Media, Stupid!

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Arlen Grossman

How the Rise of Right-Wing Fake News is Ruining Democracy By Arlen Grossman/ October 20, 2021 Headlined at OpEd News, October 21, 2021 As our democracy unravels, as it surely is doing, Donald Trump and his reactionary co-conspirators should be … Continue reading →

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The Anonymous Executioners of the Corporate State

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Arlen Grossman

By Chris Hedges/ ScheerPost/ October 6, 2021 Judge Loretta Preska, an advisor to the conservative Federalist Society, to which Chevron is a major donor, sentenced human rights attorney and Chevron nemesis Steven Donziger to six months in prison Friday for … Continue reading →

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The Dems Govern, the GOP Attacks

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

Voters can replace a party that knows how to fight with one that knows how to govern By Robert Reich/ The Guardian/ August 16, 2020 The Democratic party is basically a governing party, organized around developing and implementing public policies. … Continue reading →

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Dementia in High Places

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Arlen Grossman
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The End of Reality

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Arlen Grossman
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Donald Trump Is a Broken Man

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

In another time, in a different circumstance, there would perhaps be room to pity such a person. By Peter Wehner/ Atlantic/ July 21, 2020   LEON NEAL / GETTY The most revealing answer from Donald Trump’s interview with Fox News … Continue reading →

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Helpful Info From Our Government

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Arlen Grossman
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Do We Need Our Congressman?

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

Letter to the Editor, Monterey County Herald, July 23 Cut the military budget Progressive Democrats in Congress recently tried to get a 10% cut in the $740.5 billion 2021 military budget so the savings could be used to pay for … Continue reading →

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The Cult Inside the GOP

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

This scares me….and should scare everyone………. Republicans are being eaten from within by the QAnon cult, and no one can stop it By David Nelwert/ Daily Koz/ July 16, 2020 The bizarre and otherworldly QAnon cult—the conspiracist Donald Trump fanatics … Continue reading →

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THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS A DEATH CULT

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

By Thom Hartmann/ thomhartmann.com/ July 14, 2020 They revel in their efforts to end Obamacare and cut millions of Americans off healthcare. They celebrate last night’s resumption of federal executions. They enthusiastically authorize the use of formerly banned pesticides that … Continue reading →

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