Category Archives: media

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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OPAQUE TRANSPARENCY

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Is the Government Holding Back Crucial Documents? By Russ Baker/ WhoWhatWhy/ May 30, 2012 Next year will be a half-century since the death of JFK. And the Obama Administration thinks we need to keep secret the records on the matter….a … Continue reading →

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It’s a Team Effort

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

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CHRIS HAYES IS MY HERO (Or Almost Was)

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report thedailybeast.com MSNBC’s Chris Hayes took a lot of flack for saying something that needed to be said: soldiers should not be called “heroes.” Here is what got him in trouble on his Sunday … Continue reading →

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IT DOESN’T LOOK GOOD

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

This Is What Tyranny Looks Like by Carl Gibson/ Common Dreams/ May 23, 2012 Protesters clashed with police at the NATO summit meeting in Chicago on Sunday. (Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times) Remember when police beat Tea Party activists with … Continue reading →

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Fox News Isn’t Enough?

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

 BPR Editor’s Note: Another George Orwell Big Brother nightmare may be on its way to unsuspecting Americans….  Congressmen Seek To Lift Propaganda Ban Propaganda that was supposed to target foreigners could now be aimed at Americans, reversing a longstanding policy.  By … Continue reading →

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“THE ‘WAR ON TERROR’ IS A HOAX”

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Editor’s Note:  Hardly anyone with credentials will speak the truth: the “War on Terror” is a hoax. A hoax perpetrated by the Military/Industrial/Security structure in order to rake in billions of dollars and decimate our civil liberties by keeping … Continue reading →

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It’s Cold and Dark Out There……

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Political Iceberg Ahead: The Big Money That Is Sinking Democracy by Danny Schechter/ Huffington Post/ May 7, 2012 I keep thinking of that clear April night 100 years ago when the unsinkable HMS Titanic steamed towards New York. It was … Continue reading →

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Stating the Obvious

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Let’s Just Say It: The Republicans Are the Problem By Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein/ Washington Post/ April 27, 2012 Rep. Allen West, a Florida Republican, was recently captured on video asserting that there are “78 to 81” … Continue reading →

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How Lehman Brothers Cheated While U.S. Regulators Looked the Other Way

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

60 Minutes: The Case Against Lehman Brothers Steve Kroft, on CBS’s 60 Minutes last Sunday, examines (1) how the Lehman Brothers fudged numbers, evaded detection and slipped into bankruptcy, helping trigger a worldwide financial collapse, (2) how their accounting firm Ernst … Continue reading →

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