Category Archives: government

Clean Sweep

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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4th Branch of Government

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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THE VALUE OF WIKILEAKS

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Why WikiLeaks Is Worth Defending, Despite All of Its Flaws By Mathew Ingram/ Gigaom/ August 24, 2012 Most of the recent attention around WikiLeaks has been focused on the legal issues surrounding its controversial founder, Julian Assange. But we shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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BETTER THAN EVEN BUSH

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Obama Campaign Brags About Its Whistleblower Persecutions Excuse me if I don’t join in Democrats’ sycophantic cheerleading for an Obama presidency that has shredded laws and liberties By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ September 5, 2012 A US drone strike in … Continue reading →

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The Unspoken Reason For the Rise and Fall 0f America

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

A BPR Special Report By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report “At any given moment there is an orthodoxy, a body of ideas of which it is assumed that all right-thinking people will accept without question. It is not exactly … Continue reading →

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The Big Lie–History Repeating Itself

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report The avalanche of lies and misrepresentations flowing from the propaganda outlets of the Republican Party, while disturbing in content and quantity, is hardly a new phenomenon. Going back nearly seventy years, the Republicans … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 28, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Special Guest Blog/ Exclusive to The Big Picture Report 10 Questions For The Republican Party By List of X/ August 28, 2012 Dear GOP, As you put on your National Republican Convention , there are things in your platform that … Continue reading →

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Why Election Campaigns Are a Waste of Your Time

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report cityofboston.gov You know that steroidal 24/7 race for president between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney? Ignore it. Same for every other race for political office all across the country from now until election … Continue reading →

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Obama: The “Lesser” or “Most Effective” Evil?

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

It is important that Barack Obama be re-elected in November, mainly because of the terrible alternative offered by the Republican Party. Still, Glen Ford, editor of Black Agenda Report, makes a compelling case that Obama is not just the “lesser … Continue reading →

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THE V.P. PICK: WHAT WAS ROMNEY THINKING?

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Why did the Romney campaign choose a bland 7-term congressman from Wisconsin as his running mate? Robert Reich examines conservative ideologue Paul Ryan, why Mitt Romney felt him to be his best choice, and why Ryan’s social Darwinist philosophy appeals to … Continue reading →

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