Category Archives: media

AMERICAN JOURNALISM’S TIMIDITY

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Seymour Hersh on Obama, NSA and the ‘pathetic’ American media Pulitzer Prize winner explains how to fix journalism, saying press should ‘fire 90% of editors and promote ones you can’t control’ By Seymour Hersh/ The Guardian/ September 27, 2013 Seymour … Continue reading →

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Center Left to Radical Right

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day

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FALLING INTO LINE

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Rewarding “Group Think” on Syria By Robert Parry/ Consortium News/ September 13, 2013 “Group think” is alive and well in Official Washington, with virtually all the important pundits marching in lock-step with the Obama administration’s accusations against the Syrian government … Continue reading →

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Where Have All the Protesters Gone?

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

What Happened to the Anti-War Movement? By David Sirota/ Nation of Change/ September 6, 2013 A mere 72 hours after President Obama delivered an encomium honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, he announced his intention to pound yet … Continue reading →

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WHAT WE KNOW NOW

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Ten Things We’ve Learned About The NSA From A Summer Of Snowden Leaks By Andy Greenberg/ Forbes/ September 9, 2013 Lifehacker.com The truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped,” Edward Snowden told readers of theGuardian in June. At the time, just … Continue reading →

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Koch Brothers vs Social Security

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Arlen Grossman
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We’re Good Because We Say We Are

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “The increase in a corporation’s P.R. ad budget goes up in direct proportion to the degree of harm done to consumers and/or the environment.”                       … Continue reading →

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“Helpless Before the Corporate Onslaught”

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

RISE UP OR DIE By Chris Hedges/ OpEdNews/ May 20, 2013   We stand helpless before the corporate onslaught. There is no way to vote against corporate power. Citizens have no way to bring about the prosecution of Wall Street … Continue reading →

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DON’T READ THIS — CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Thirteen Things the Government is Trying to Keep Secret from You By Bill Quigley/ Common Dreams/ August 23, 2013 Forbes.com “We believe most Americans would be stunned to learn the details of how these secret court opinions have interpreted…the Patriot … Continue reading →

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