Category Archives: government

Follow the Money

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Arlen Grossman
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Not Much of a Maverick

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

All the gushing praise of Senator John McCain is embarrassing. The man occasionally would say or vote in a courageous way. But when you come right down with it, he was still a reliable Republican, voting the party line far … Continue reading →

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Why We Can’t Take Care of Our People

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Arlen Grossman
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Why Wages Are Going Nowhere

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

  Why Do 80% of Americans Say They Are Living Paycheck to Paycheck? By Robert Reich/ RobertReich.org/ July 30, 2018 The official rate of unemployment in America has plunged to a remarkably low 3.8%. The Federal Reserve forecasts that the … Continue reading →

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Military Madness

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

Senate Democrats, with Few Exceptions, are a Gang of War-Mongers Where’s the ‘democratic socialist’ challenge to militarism?   By Dave Lindorff/ ThisCan’tBeHappening.net/ August 3, 2018   Democrats in the US Senate showed themselves to be just another war party this … Continue reading →

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What We Don’t Want to Know

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

American Society Would Collapse If It Weren’t for These 8 Myths By Lee Camp/ Truthdig/ July 25, 2018 Our society should’ve collapsed by now. You know that, right? No society should function with this level of inequality (with the possible … Continue reading →

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October Surprise?

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

Published in Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2018 To the editor: Trump’s all-caps rant against the Iranian government on Twitter late Sunday night may turn out to be more than just macho banter.    The president has surrounded himself with … Continue reading →

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Corporate Democrats

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

Our broken political system demands that politicians look to big corporate donors in order to get elected. Corporate Democrats take the money and show their gratitude by voting in ways that please their benefactors. This video shows how it is … Continue reading →

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America the Failed State

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

By Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ July 1, 2018   Mr. Fish / Truthdig TORONTO—Our “corporate coup d’état in slow motion,” as the writer John Ralston Saul calls it, has opened a Pandora’s box of evils that is transforming America into a … Continue reading →

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How Central Banks Rule the World

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Arlen Grossman
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