Category Archives: media

The High Price of Materialism

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

What a un-American concept! More stuff doesn’r always mean more happiness; consumerism is not good for the environment; materialism does not promote social values. Where will this kind of radical philosophy lead us? Dare we even think about it? Video … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Burden

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

THE RIGHT-WING MEDIA MACHINE VS. BARACK OBAMA by Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report You may have heard it said that if President Obama discovered a cure for cancer, he would be criticized for putting oncologists out of work. While … Continue reading →

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The Difference Between NEWS and Not-News

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

NEWS:  HEADLINES YOU’LL SEE IN THE CORPORATE MEDIA Not-News-– Headlines You Probably Won’t by Arlen Grossman NEWS: REPUBLICANS ATTACK OBAMA HEALTH CARE PLAN AS SOCIALISM Not-News: 50,000 Americans Without Health Insurance, 18,000 Americans Die From Lack of It NEWS: U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS … Continue reading →

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Chilling Video: Media Censorship

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Jeremy Scahill article in The Nation, March 14, 2012: Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen?

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Hedges: “The Iron Doors of the Corporate State are Slamming Shut.”

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Supreme Court Likely to Endorse Obama’s War on Whistle-Blowers by Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ March 12, 2012 Totalitarian systems disempower an unsuspecting population by gradually making legal what was once illegal. They incrementally corrupt and distort law to exclusively serve the … Continue reading →

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Advertising’s High Cost to Society! Read This Now! You’ll Like It!

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

 by Arlen Grossman “Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.”                     … Continue reading →

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Is Iran the Next Iraq?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

My letter-to-the-Editor published in today’s Monterey County Herald: Why the near-hysteria over the possibility that Iran might build its first nuclear weapon? Iran appears to be our newest “imminent threat,” now that we’ve disposed of Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden … Continue reading →

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Media Oblivious to “The Empire’s New Clothes”

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Once again, Glenn Greenwald is more adept than almost any other  journalist at tearing away the patriotic facade to reveal the lies and obfuscation coming from Washington: U.S. Media Takes the Lead on Iran by Glenn Greenwald/ Salon.com/ Feb. 14, 2012 Many … Continue reading →

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It’s Time To Occupy Mainstream Media

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Dustin M. Slaughter/ News Junkie Post/ Feb. 9, 2012 “Between the public sector and the private sector, we have wreaked untold havoc on the media environment.” These aren’t the words of a progressive media advocate such as University of … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: The Liberal Class

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Chris Hedges explains why the Democratic Party acts not all that much different than the other corporate party, and why their traditional allies are only to happy to go along for the ride…. “The media, the church, the university, the … Continue reading →

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