Category Archives: politics

How the Labor Movement Was Destroyed

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Arlen Grossman
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Mexico Will Pay, After All

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Arlen Grossman
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The Donald: Confounding the Science

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

 

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WHO NEEDS DEMOCRACY ANYWAY?

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

US State Department considers dropping ‘democracy’ from its mission statement By Josh Rogin/ Washington Post/ August 1, 2017 The US State Department is considering dropping “democracy” from its key mission statement as Secretary of State Rex Tillersonorders his department to … Continue reading →

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STOLEN ELECTIONS

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

The Past 5 GOP Presidents Have Used Fraud and Treason to Steer Themselves to Electoral Victory By Thom Hartmann/ AlterNet/ July 28, 2017 People are wondering out loud about the parallels between today’s Republican Party and organized crime [3], and … Continue reading →

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Violence Ahead?

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

ALEX JONES AND OTHER CONSERVATIVES CALL FOR CIVIL WAR AGAINST LIBERALS  By Nina Burleigh/ Newsweek/ July 21, 2017 Would you go to war against your fellow Americans to show your support for President Donald Trump? For the last several months, … Continue reading →

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Arrogant Ignorance and Blind Optimism

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

By Eric Pianka/ University of Texas   Ignorance can be overcome by education, but arrogance is more difficult to combat. When combined, arrogant ignorance is virtually impossible to defeat. Because of this, it is spreading rapidly. People in denial refuse … Continue reading →

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WHY THEY LOVE TRUMP

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

Trump is doing exactly what his supporters expect him to do By Neil Steinberg/ Chicago Sun-Times/ July 18, 2017 Ah. Now I see. Finally, finally I get Donald Trump. It all makes sense to me now. Took long enough. He has … Continue reading →

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The Sorry Plight of the Worker

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

A 21st-Century Form of Indentured Servitude Has Already Penetrated Deep into the American Heartland Corporations want to make sure that laborers never again have the power to tell big business how to treat them. By Thom Hartmann/ AlterNet/ July 17,2017 … Continue reading →

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You Will Never Get Your Country Back

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

By Michael Starr Hopkins/ HuffPost/ July 6, 2017 I have spent much of my time writing for this publication talking about how complicated our politics are. Talking about the dangers of failing to acknowledge our complicated history and the need … Continue reading →

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