Category Archives: government

Charges Too Narrow–Why?

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

Ralph Nader is right. Why did the Democrats charge Trump with such a narrow offense. Why didn’t they go after his emoluments violations, for example. Or improperly using funds destined by Congress for Ukraine and using it instead on his … Continue reading →

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GDP UP, BUT WHO BENEFITS?

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

Why You Shouldn’t Believe Those G.D.P. Numbers The statistics keep on rising, but they don’t track the well-being of most Americans. By David Leonhardt/ New York Times/ December 15, 2019 The Commerce Department will announce the latest G.D.P. numbers on … Continue reading →

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Who Do Republicans Work For?

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

Why have no Republicans turned on Trump? A corrupted Supreme Court By Thom Hartmann/ Raw Story/ December 4, 2019 There is a very simple reason why some Republicans voted for the impeachment proceedings against Richard Nixon, but none have so … Continue reading →

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OLIGARCH NATION

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

Revenge of the Billionaires: How an Oligarchy of the Morbidly Rich Can Take Down Democracy By Thom Hartmann/ AlterNet/ November 22, 2019    The current issue of the Atlantic magazine founded itself in the years just before the Civil War, is ominously … Continue reading →

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Impeachable: Denying Climate Change

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

Trump’s Worst Impeachable Offense Hurts the Whole World By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan/ Democracy Now/ November 7, 2019 You can run from the climate crisis, but you can’t hide. On the front lines of this global environmental calamity, entire … Continue reading →

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Media Madness

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

The Incredible Belief That Corporate Ownership Does Not Influence Media Content By Alison Rose Levy/ FAIR/ September 17, 2019 As Sen. Bernie Sanders (CJR, 8/26/19) has recently noted, corporate ownership of media interferes with the core societal function of the … Continue reading →

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CAPITALISM WORKS GREAT–EXCEPT WHEN IT DOESN’T

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman Published at OpEd News, October 5, 2019   Democracy, if we ever truly had it, is rapidly disappearing in America today. If most people want background checks for guns, universal health care, a higher minimum wage, action … Continue reading →

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Scary Word

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Arlen Grossman
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CLEAN SWEEP NEEDED

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

By Thom Hartmann/ ThomHartmann.com/ September 24, 2019 Trump’s Ukrainian extortion scandal is metastasizing across his administration. It’s now apparent that his Chief of Staff played a role in stopping the money that Congress had appropriated for Ukraine to defend itself, … Continue reading →

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Welcome, Mr. VP

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

VP Pence came for a quickie Labor Day weekend visit to a remote area of Vermont, which happened to be down the road from my wife’s family’s summer home in Hubbardton. I felt I wanted to greet him as he … Continue reading →

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