Category Archives: civil liberties

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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At Least Zygotes Can’t Vote…..Yet

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Do You See the Brick Wall Yet?

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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BIG BROTHER

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The expansion of the American police state continues at an accelerated pace. There seems to be an urgency to consolidate government authority and wipe out long-established and constitutionally mandated civil liberties. Since there hasn’t been any major terrorist attacks on … Continue reading →

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THOSE WHO FAIL TO LEARN FROM HISTORY….

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Weimar America: Four Major Ways We’re Following In Germany’s Fascist Footsteps What happens when a mature industrial nation turns its back on democracy and lets its right-wing elite destroy the middle class? We’ve seen this movie before. By Robert Cruickshank/ … Continue reading →

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Big Brother On The March

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Glenn Greenwald delivered a powerful speech last week at the Socialism 2012 conference about the growth and danger of the American surveillance state. This is a scary but important examination of the pervasiveness of the growing violations of our privacy … Continue reading →

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Conservative Paradise (Not Canada)

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

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Early Problems With “Enhanced Interrogation”

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Human Rights: It’s So Last Decade

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

In a NY Times Op-Ed, Jimmy Carter calls out the U.S. government (while carefully omitting President Obama’s name) for it’s worsening human rights record. The former American president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, clearly unafraid to speak his mind (Carter … Continue reading →

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The Morally Corrupt But Brilliant Secret Strategy of the Military/Industrial/Homeland Security Complex

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report “War is a racket… easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious… It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives….It is conducted for … Continue reading →

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