Category Archives: government

Unprecedented Election Cheating

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President How new technologies and techniques pioneered by dictators will shape the 2020 election By MacKay Coppins/ The Atlantic/ February 10, 2020   One day last fall, I sat down to create a … Continue reading →

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Global Capitalism Is Theft

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

Government Debts as Class Swindles By Richard Wolff/ Common Dreams/ January 31, 2020 In modern capitalism, governments routinely borrow money. They do this to finance budget deficits that occur when governments raise less in taxes than they spend. Governments also … Continue reading →

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How the Fix Was In

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

Amazing interview by Rachel Maddow (and Claire McCaskill) of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.} on how the fix was in on the Impeachment trial and future legislation. This explains how big money controls Washington…. This is a must-see. …..Needs to be … Continue reading →

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The Beast of Endless War

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Arlen Grossman
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The Eve of Destruction–Coming Soon?

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman Published at OpEdNews.com July 19, 2020 “And you tell me over and over and over again my friend, Ah, you don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction.” —Eve of Destruction, Barry McGuire song   Is the … Continue reading →

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19 Years of War–Why?

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

The War in Afghanistan Is a Fraud (and Now We Have Proof) By Lee Camp/ Truthdig/ January 9, 2020   Bombs have numbers. Humans have names. Our American military boasts a skill and passion for using numbers to turn names … Continue reading →

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Senate Majority Leader

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Arlen Grossman
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Incomplete Impeachment

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

Where Are the Impeachment Articles for Trump’s Corruption? By Bill Blum/ Truthdig/ December 31, 2019 Donald Trump has been impeached, but House Democrats have given him a pass on arguably his most egregious high crime and misdemeanor—his unrelenting use of … Continue reading →

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A Gangster in the White House

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

By David Frum/ The Atlantic/ December 28, 2019 Amid a two-day binge of post-Christmas rage-tweeting, President Donald Trump retweeted the name of the CIA employee widely presumed to be the whistle-blower in the Ukraine scandal. On Thursday night, December 26, … Continue reading →

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The Impeachment’s Moral Hypocrisy

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

By Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ December 23, 2019   The impeachment process was a nauseating display of moral hypocrisy. The sound bites by Republicans and Democrats swiftly became predictable. The Democrats, despite applauding the announcement of the voting results before being … Continue reading →

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