Category Archives: government

“CREATING AN ORWELLIAN STATE” – AMAZING VIDEO INTERVIEWS

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

original source unknown If you had any doubts America has been transformed into an increasingly oppressive police state, this Democracy Now broadcast might just dispel those doubts. The video features three targeted American citizens–the interviews start at about 13:00…… Click … Continue reading →

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60 Years After the Fact

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

CIA ADMITS IT WAS BEHIND IRAN’S COUP The agency finally owns up to its role in the 1953 operation By Malcolm Byrne/ Foreign Policy/ August 18, 2013 Sixty years ago this Monday, on August 19, 1953, modern Iranian history took … Continue reading →

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AUTHORITIES GO AFTER GREENWALD’S PARTNER

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Detaining my partner: a failed attempt at intimidation The detention of my partner, David Miranda, by UK authorities will have the opposite effect of the one intended By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ August 18, 2013 At 6:30 am this morning … Continue reading →

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THE REAL ENEMY: GLOBAL CAPITALISM

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Murdering the Wretched of the Earth By Chris Hedges/ Truthout/ August 14, 2013 focusonsocialism.ca Radical Islam is the last refuge of the Muslim poor. The mandated five prayers a day give the only real structure to the lives of impoverished … Continue reading →

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Special Report: THE NEVER-ENDING “WAR ON TERROR” HOAX

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

  By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report The specter of terrorism has been used to frighten Americans for many years, and exponentially since the attacks on September 11, 2001. But is the “War on Terror” for real, or is … Continue reading →

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Near-Perfect Diversity

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day:

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Must Be a Different Constitution Now

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day: “…The power to declare war, including the power of judging the causes of war, is fully and exclusively vested in the legislature…the executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there … Continue reading →

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Permanent Get Out of Jail Card

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day: Senator Warren is referring to the bank officials at HSBC who helped launder hundreds of millions of dollars to Mexican drug cartels and terrorist groups.

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What Are We Saving?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Daylight Savings Time 2013: Little Actual Savings By Andrea Ayres/ Policymic/ March 9, 2013 Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins this Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m. That means that most of us will lose an hour of sleep as we … Continue reading →

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Is the Game Over?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report “All resistance must recognize that the corporate d’etat is complete.” — Chris Hedges Is Hedges correct? Have we as a nation and a world gone so far overboard into global corporate capitalism that … Continue reading →

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