Category Archives: politics

Jack Abramhoff: We Owned Congress

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Excerpts from Lesley Stahl’s blockbuster interview with Lobbyist Jack Abramoff on 60 Minutes, Nov. 6, 2011:  When we would become friendly with an office and they were important to us, and the chief of staff was a competent person, I would … Continue reading →

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Want to Buy a Judge?

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Here is just one more example of why private money needs to be eliminated from the political process, and  public financing established for all elections. If the Occupy Movement had to have just one demand, that should be it. –Arlen … Continue reading →

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A History Lesson You Won’t Learn From the Corporate Media

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Published on Friday, November 4, 2011 by The Nation How Wall Street Occupied America By Bill Moyers This article is adapted from a speech Bill Moyers gave in October at Public Citizen’s 40th Anniversary Gala.    . During the prairie revolt … Continue reading →

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Oligarchy, American Style

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

By Paul Krugman    November 3, 2011 Inequality is back in the news, largely thanks to Occupy Wall Street, but with an assist from the Congressional Budget Office. And you know what that means: It’s time to roll out the … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Are We Worm Food?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Is God God? Or is man God? In God do we trust, or in man do we trust?….If man is God than an atheist state is as brutal as the thesis that it rests upon and there is no longer … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Insanity Is the Rule

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Insanity in individuals is something rare – but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”                       Friedrich Nietzsche

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The Biggest Issue?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

A simple but powerful animated video explaining how corporations have hijacked American democracy, and what can be done to restore it. from storyofstuff.org/citizensunited/

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Amerikan Concentration Camp State?

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Over-the-top rhetoric or realistic scenario? Excerpts from  “The End of History” by Paul Craig Roberts in OpEdNews, 10/21/2011: “Except for Washington’s favored mega-rich, the one percent that has captured all of the income gains of recent years, the rest of … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Romney’s Real Reason for Obeying the Law

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

During the Republican Presidential Debate Monday, Mitt Romney explains what happened when he found out illegal aliens were working on his property: “We hired a lawn company to mow our lawn and they had illegal immigrants that were working there. … Continue reading →

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Chris Hedges: A Movement Too Big to Fail

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

There is no danger that the protesters who have occupied squares, parks and plazas across the nation in defiance of the corporate state will be co-opted by the Democratic Party or groups like MoveOn. The faux liberal reformers, whose abject failure … Continue reading →

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