Category Archives: government

Smile, You’re On Government Surveillance

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

WIKILEAKS: Surveillance Cameras Around The Country Are Being Used In A Huge Spy Network By David Seaman/ Business Insider/August 10, 2012 The U.S. cable networks won’t be covering this one tonight (not accurately, anyway), but Trapwire is making the rounds … Continue reading →

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Democracy Power

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Mother Knows Best

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day

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The Privatization of Everything

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “The untrammeled intensification of laissez-faire capitalism and the spread of market values into all areas of life, is endangering our open and democratic society.” George Soros

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If Only Obama Would Talk Like This….

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Family-UnFriendly

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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The New Abnormal

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Over the last ten or more years since 9/11, despite any spike in terrorism on our soil, Americans have easily acquiesced to substantially invasive national security measures. Inspections, body searches, surveillance, torture, loss of constitutional liberties–Americans shrug their shoulders and … Continue reading →

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Mission Accomplished?

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false” William Casey, CIA Director                      at his first staff meeting, 1981 … Continue reading →

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The Fed and Its Friends

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

A new book by Neil Barofsky, former Inspector General of the TARP program criticizes President Obama, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, and federal regulators for working in the interests of Wall Street at the expense of distressed homeowners and the public. … Continue reading →

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THINK WE COULD USE SOME OF THAT MONEY?

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The chief economist for an international corporate consulting firm crunched the numbers and came up with $21 Trillion stashed away in offshore tax havens and unavailable for use by financially-strapped government treasuries. If this revenue were available, social programs around … Continue reading →

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