Category Archives: media

Class Warfare

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Arlen Grossman
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BPR Quote of the Day: Money Has Free Speech, Not People

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

A funny thing happened to the First Amendment on its way to the public forum. According to the Supreme Court, money is now speech and corporations are now people. But when real people without money assemble to express their dissatisfaction … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul on WikiLeaks: “Killing the Messenger”

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

This speech by Ron Paul is almost a year old, but well worth watching. Why can’t other Republicans think more like Paul? In fact, when it comes to foreign policy, why can’t Democrats think and speak out  like Rep. Paul?  … Continue reading →

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How the Disastrous 2010 Election Helped Ignite OWS

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Strange as it might seem, the 2010 midterm election helped trigger the Occupy Wall Street movement and weaken the clout of the Tea Party. Remember what a funk those of us on the left side of the political spectrum were … Continue reading →

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Get Out of Jail Cards for Wall St.

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Did you ever wonder why nobody is getting prosecuted for the biggest white-collar crime in the history of the world–the worldwide financial collapse of 2007-2008? The answers have started to come out. One explanation involves a remarkably lenient  U.S. Department … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Journalism?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism, conscious of this, and having tradesman-like habits, supplies their demands.”                       Oscar Wilde

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WikiLeaks Struggling to Stay Afloat

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

WikiLeaks Block May Force Its End,              Founder Warns By  John F. Burns , October 24, 2011 LONDON — Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, said on Monday that his controversial Web site could be forced to … Continue reading →

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Anonymous Declares War on Fox News

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Anonymous on YouTube

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The War (and Film) You Won’t See

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Banned in the US: the Film You Won’t See By Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall Film Produced and directed by John Pilger Americans now have the opportunity of seeing John Pilger’s critically acclaimed The War You Don’t See as a free … Continue reading →

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All the Bad News Fit to Print

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

by David Michael Green regressiveantidote.net Sometimes, when certain species (you know who you are) are too utterly daft to recognize the obvious, the Universe sees fit to scream it out in the form of big, bold block letters. Such was … Continue reading →

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