Tag Archives: democracy

Democracy Has Disappeared

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day: selectsmart.com “Jimmy Carter defends Snowden”- Daily Kos

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SPREADING DEMOCRACY OR MANURE?

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

The US – alongside Saudi Arabia – fights for freedom and democracy in the Middle East The ability to persuade people that the US opposes tyranny is a testament to the potency of propaganda By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ January … Continue reading →

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By All Rights, Democrats Should Win in a Landslide

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report By all rights, President Obama and the Democrats should win the 2012 election by a landslide. By all rights, President Obama should have no trouble defeating a wealthy private equity manager with shifting … Continue reading →

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Unfortunately, We Don’t Get to Choose

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

OLIGARCHY OR DEMOCRACY? By Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)/ OpEdNews/ July 31, 2012 Economically, the United States today has, by far, the most unequal distribution of wealth and income of any major country on earth, and that inequality is worse today … Continue reading →

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Suicide Watch

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “Democracy … soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.”                                 … Continue reading →

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The American Way

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Wisconsin: The Final Nail in the Coffin of American Democracy

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report American Democracy had struggled on life support for many years. It took its final breath on January 21, 2010, when a conservative Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in the landmark Citizens United case that … Continue reading →

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Two Multi-National Corporations and a Voter

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.” James Bovard (Bovard is a libertarian writer and lecturer.)

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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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{Special Report} HOPE AT LAST? THE PATH OUT OF THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

I know I don’t have to tell you that the United States of America economically and politically has been heading downhill for several decades. Anyone who has paid attention knows it and it is beyond denying.  The promise of a … Continue reading →

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