Category Archives: media

The War Machine Drones On

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report Hillary Clinton holds a small U.S.-made drone that the Ugandan military uses in Somalia to fight al-Qaeda linked militants.(Credit: Reuters) A comprehensive report, Living Under Drones, released in last September by the Stanford International … Continue reading →

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A DEBATE WITHOUT SUBSTANCE

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The US Presidential Debates’ Illusion of Political Choice By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ October 4, 2012 Mitt Romney and Barack Obama participate in the first presidential debate at the University of Denver. Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/AP Wednesday night’s debate between Barack Obama and … Continue reading →

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Debate Recap: Obama Lacked Passion

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Barack Obama lost the debate tonight for two reasons: 1) Taking advantage of lower expectations, Romney appeared strong, confident, and capable. Most Americans probably expected him to stumble and make gaffes. Even though he didn’t say much of substance or … Continue reading →

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Have Fun Tonight!

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Voting For the Better of the Two Evils

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

When the Lesser of Two Evils Isn’t Enough by Mia McKenzie/ Black Girl Dangerous   Yesterday, I wrote a post called Michelle Obama Looked Great Last Night! (Oh, By the Way, You Been Took). In it, I used a quote from … Continue reading →

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We’re Not the Greatest Country in the World?

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

From HBO’s The Newsroom, created and written by Aaron Sorkin. Jeff Daniels plays news anchor Will McAvoy.

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Why Don’t They Like Us?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report “They came with a Bible and their religion, stole our land, crushed our spirit, and now tell us we should be thankful to the Lord for being saved.” Chief Pontiac, 1720-1769, leader of … Continue reading →

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MUSLIM INGRATES

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

US Media Angrily Marvels at the Lack of Muslim Gratitude NBC News, along with a leading US newspaper, insist that Egyptians should be grateful to the US for having ‘freed’ them By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ September 14, 2012 An … Continue reading →

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George Carlin on Political Language

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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THE VALUE OF WIKILEAKS

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Why WikiLeaks Is Worth Defending, Despite All of Its Flaws By Mathew Ingram/ Gigaom/ August 24, 2012 Most of the recent attention around WikiLeaks has been focused on the legal issues surrounding its controversial founder, Julian Assange. But we shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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