Category Archives: government

Truth or Lies?

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Arlen Grossman

Valuing the Truth by Paul Craig Roberts/ paulcraigroberts.org/ March 9, 2016 Truth is the enemy of the state, and always has been. But today the Western populations live in a world of total lies. Try to think of anything that … Continue reading →

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President Trump? Ain’t Going to Happen

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Arlen Grossman

  By Arlen Grossman It’s amazing the amount of worrying going on about the prospect of Donald Trump winning the presidency. Granted, it would be a disaster if he did win, unless you want a president who is a liar, … Continue reading →

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The TPP: The Latest Free-Trade Ripoff

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Arlen Grossman

My February 19 letter in the Monterey Herald: Every few years. like clockwork, we are presented with a new free trade agreement that promises to do all kinds of wonderful things. This time it’s the TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Like NAFTA and … Continue reading →

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Kristof: Why Trump and Sanders Resonate

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Arlen Grossman

America the Unfair? By Nicholas Kristof/ New York Times/ January 21, 2016 Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders don’t agree on much. Nor do the Black Lives Matter movement, the Occupy Wall Street protests and the armed ranchers who seized public … Continue reading →

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SANDERS AND KING AGREE: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM FOR AMERICA

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day: “There must be better distribution of wealth and maybe America must move toward  a democratic socialism. Call it what you may, call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better … Continue reading →

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Vote Bernie!

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Arlen Grossman
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Help Is On Its Way!

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Arlen Grossman
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The American Empire

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Arlen Grossman

Abby Martin interviews retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former national security advisor to the Reagan administration, who spent years as an assistant to Secretary of State Colin Powell during both Bush administrations.  –   December 13, 2015

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Happy Thanksgiving?

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day: “There was only one time in American history when the fear of refugees wiping everyone out did actually come true, and we’ll all be sitting around a table celebrating it on Thursday.”  — John Oliver

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Free At Last

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Arlen Grossman

source: quickmeme.com

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