Category Archives: government

How To Be a Helpful Citizen

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Arlen Grossman
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Moyers: Political System Bought: Lock, Stock & Pork Barrel

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Bill Moyers: The End of Democracy

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NOT TOO BIG TO JAIL

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Iceland’s jailed bankers ‘a model’ for dealing with ‘financial terrorists’ RT/ December 14, 2013 By jailing four top officers of Iceland’s failed Kaupthing Bank, the country showed the world the right way to deal with the people largely responsible for … Continue reading →

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One-Sided Battle

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

WAR ON THE POOR The Shameful Ways the GOP Makes It Bad To Be Poor in 21st-Century America By Sasha Abramsky/Monterey County Weekly/ December 5, 2013 The past year hasn’t been a good one for poor people in America. First, … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Words, Forgotten Ideas

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day Fireside Chat, April 14, 1938

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Your Disappearing Civil Liberties

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

A New York Times Op-Doc 

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THE SHAM DEMOCRACY

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

How America Was Lost By Paul Craig Roberts/ paulcraigroberts.org/ November 7, 2013 “No legal issue arises when the United States responds to a challenge to its power, position, and prestige.” Dean Acheson , 1962, speaking to the American Society of … Continue reading →

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Chaplin: “Machine Men With Machine Minds and Machine Hearts”

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

From “The Great Dictator” (1940)

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HOW SOON IS IT COMING?

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Our Invisible Revolution By Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ October 28, 2013 Shuttershock “Did you ever ask yourself how it happens that government and capitalism continue to exist in spite of all the evil and trouble they are causing in the world?” … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders: The Cost of Hypercapitalism

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

by Jonathan Tasini/ Playboy/ October 17, 2013 At a time when politicians—particularly members of Congress—are almost universally reviled and blind partisanship seems to dictate the fate of every piece of legislation, one U.S. senator stands out as a unique voice. Bernie … Continue reading →

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