Category Archives: politics

What Does Mitt Love More Than His Name?

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NOBODY WILL VOTE FOR ROMNEY

Some Thoughts About the Election by Arlen Grossman Nobody will vote for Mitt Romney in November. He will still have a chance to be elected president, if a lot of people decide to vote against Barack Obama. Romney has been exposed … Continue reading

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Crony Capitalism

If you missed this PBS episode from January 20, 2012,, it is well worth a look. Bill Moyers & Company explores “Crony Capitalism,” i.e. what’s remains of what we used to call capitalism and democracy. David Stockman, former budget director … Continue reading

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Consumer Capitalism Wins Again

Twenty years after the first substantive Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, representatives from more than 190 countries met again. Hopes were high, but unlike the first one, the 2012 Summit was mostly window dressing. President Obama, Prime … Continue reading

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The Real World Sucks, Doesn’t It?

THE FATE OF HEALTH CARE AND THE NOVEMBER ELECTION  By Arlen Grossman Polls show Americans like most provisions in Obama’s health care plan, but as a result of bitter and well-funded attacks by the Right, reject ObamaCare as a concept. … Continue reading

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UGANDA? ZAMBIA? KENYA?

Where To Escape the Individual Mandate (Hint: Not Canada) By Amy Bingham/ ABC News/ June 30, 2012 Good Luck Finding A Developed Country That Has No Individual Mandate The Supreme Court’s ruling upholding Obama’s health care law on Thursday made … Continue reading

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Poll : What Is Most Important to You in Choosing a President?

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HOW SAD WE ONLY HAVE ONE BERNIE SANDERS

The American People Are Angry By Bernie Sanders/ OpEdNews.com/ June 28, 2012 The American people are angry.  They are angry that they are being forced to live through the worst recession in our lifetimes — with sky-high unemployment, with millions … Continue reading

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The Morally Corrupt But Brilliant Secret Strategy of the Military/Industrial/Homeland Security Complex

by Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report “War is a racket… easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious… It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives….It is conducted for … Continue reading

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MAYBE THE REVOLUTION ISN’T OVER

To paraphrase Mark Twain, the reports of the death of the Occupy movement are greatly exaggerated. Chris Hedges makes the case that Occupy is lying dormant, ready to return in an as yet unknown form, to continue what it started. Hedges … Continue reading

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