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5 GREAT THINGS ABOUT AMERICA…THAT AREN’T TRUE ANYMORE

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report 1st Great Thing About America: We Are a Democracy (Or Used To Be)  Image: Ares/caglecartoons.com  Once a shining beacon of democracy, the United States of America has lost its way. To be sure, … Continue reading →

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At Long Last, Grandpa Makes Sense

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “…the worst decision of the United States Supreme Court in the 21st century– uninformed, arrogant, naïve.” Senator John McCain on the Citizens United decision NY Times: John McCain’s Three Little Words

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Suicide Watch

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “Democracy … soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.”                                 … Continue reading →

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Better Never Than Late

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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The Romney Cure For What Ails Us

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “[Obama] wants to hire more government workers. He says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers. Did he not get the message of Wisconsin? The American people did. It’s time for us to cut … Continue reading →

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Well Informed Citizenry?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” Thomas Jefferson This enlightened Founding … Continue reading →

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The Pothole Problem

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

FDR would have put Americans back to work shoring up our crumbling infrastructure, which would jumpstart the stalled economy. But that makes too much sense for the GOP to even consider, or for Democrats to fight for. 

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AND THE GOOD NEWS IS……WHAT?

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Broken Shards Of The Heart By David Michael Green/ OpEdNews/ June 8, 2012 I could tell you that my heart was broken by what happened in Wisconsin this week, but in truth that’s not quite accurate. I grew into political … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin: The Final Nail in the Coffin of American Democracy

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report American Democracy had struggled on life support for many years. It took its final breath on January 21, 2010, when a conservative Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in the landmark Citizens United case that … Continue reading →

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OBAMA: “GEORGE W. BUSH ON STEROIDS”

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Drone wars and state secrecy – how Barack Obama became a hardliner He was once a liberal law professor who campaigned against the Iraq war. Now, according to revelations last week, the US president personally oversees a ‘kill list’ for … Continue reading →

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