Category Archives: government

Did the Trump-Vance Ambush Work?

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

The insane press conference in the White House Friday was all over the news, so Hal Ginsberg and I reflected on it during my weekly (now Tuesday) appearance on Hal’s YouTube videocast Halitics. The discussion got heated when I said … Continue reading →

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A Trump MAGA Anti-democratic Coup?

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Is Trump pursuing a right-wing MAGA coup? I think the signs are there. On my weekly appearance on Hal Ginsberg’s Halitics video podcast I make that case. Hal is not so sure, and he reports on the weekend conference he … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Military Takeover

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Keith Olbermann makes a convincing case that President Trump is ensuring the military will be behind him when he, as he certainly will, goes too far. The evidence is there. Olbermann, on his “Countdown” podcast, notes that this past Friday … Continue reading →

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Time to Boycott!

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

These companies supported Project 2025, which makes the Orange MAGAt (Trump)very happy…….Think of them when you choose where you shop……

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Trump says Ukraine ‘should have never started it’ in comments about war with Russia

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Can this clown Be Stupider and More Dangerous Than We Thought?–TBPR Editor By Zoe Richards/ NBC News/ February 18, 2025 Trump made the remark while deriding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose country was invaded by Russia in February 2022. President … Continue reading →

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Our Constitutional Crisis

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

A very serious constitutional crisis is unfolding. Can the Trump/Musk dictatorship be stopped? Here’s what the New York Times editorial board is thinking….. The U.S. Constitution established three branches of government, designed to balance power — and serve as checks … Continue reading →

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Who Is Running This Country? An Oligarchy?

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Who is in charge of the country? The people or the Trump/Musk regime ? I go on Hal Ginsberg‘s YouTube videocast Halitics an make the case that we are undergoing an illegal fascist-style coup that is getting worse by the … Continue reading →

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ALL HEIL TO OUR NEW LEADER!!!!

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Arlen Grossman
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Who Is In Charge?

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

The latest Time magazine cover

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The Billionaire Coup is Almost Complete and No One Stopped It — Can We Return to Democracy?

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

How America’s ultra-rich dismantled democracy, one Supreme Court ruling at a time… By Thom Hartmann/ The Hartmann Report/ February 5, 2025 There is one thread that ties together Trump’s destruction of American government agencies, his offer to take the Gaza … Continue reading →

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