Tag Archives: Jimmy Carter

A Confession… Just 40+ Years Late

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

 Reagan’s Treason, Two Bushes and the $23 Million Payoff This week, a Texas pol, Ben Barnes, confessed that he was personally involved—and therefore an eyewitness to–high treason: The Ronald Reagan campaign’s successful secret deal with the Iranian government to hold … Continue reading →

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SLOW, PAINFUL DEATH

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Arlen Grossman

THE AUTOPSY REPORT ON THE DEATH OF THE LIBERAL CLASS A little irony and a lot of history, and with a message for the left. By David William Pear/ OpEdNews/ June 11, 2020 Autopsy Scene (Image by Wikimedia)   Details   DMCA … Continue reading →

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OLIGARCH NATION

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

Revenge of the Billionaires: How an Oligarchy of the Morbidly Rich Can Take Down Democracy By Thom Hartmann/ AlterNet/ November 22, 2019    The current issue of the Atlantic magazine founded itself in the years just before the Civil War, is ominously … Continue reading →

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Why Is America Always At War?

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

Jimmy Carter: US ‘Most Warlike Nation in History of the World’ By Brett Wilkins/ Counterpunch/ April 19, 2019 The only US president to complete his term without war, military attack or occupation has called the United States “the most warlike … Continue reading →

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Is America Past the Point of No Return?

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

(It may be my imagination, but Thom Hartmann appears to be channeling and expanding on my June 25 Op-Ed…..) Oligarchs representing monopolistic Big Pharma, Big Banks, and Big Retail/Fast Food are devastating us. By Thom Hartmann/ AlterNet/ July 4, 2017 … Continue reading →

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Losing My Religion For Equality

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

By Jimmy Carter/The Age/ April 27, 2017 Women and girls have been discriminated against for too long in a twisted interpretation of the word of God. I HAVE been a practising Christian all my life and a deacon and Bible … Continue reading →

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Perpetual War

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Arlen Grossman

War Is the New Normal: 7 Deadly Reasons Why America’s Wars Persist By William Astore/ TomDispatch/ February 1, 2015 It was launched immediately after the 9/11 attacks, when I was still in the military, and almost immediately became known as … Continue reading →

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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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Human Rights: It’s So Last Decade

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

In a NY Times Op-Ed, Jimmy Carter calls out the U.S. government (while carefully omitting President Obama’s name) for it’s worsening human rights record. The former American president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, clearly unafraid to speak his mind (Carter … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Hitting Too Many Icebergs

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“The two-party system has given this country the war of Lyndon Johnson, the Watergate of Nixon and the incompetence of Carter. Saying we should keep the two-party system simply because it is working is like saying the Titanic voyage was … Continue reading →

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