Tag Archives: Lewis Powell

A Media Ceiling is about to Fall In On Democrats

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

Wealthy partisans aligned with the GOP are going for that Hispanic vote in a big, big way. They intend to use the same tools that have turned state after state reliably red since the 1980s: radio & TV By Thom … Continue reading →

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Time to Overthrow Our Rulers

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

By Thom Hartmann/ AlterNet/ January 8, 2018   Is it time to bring a monarchy to the United States? Or is it time to end one? The New York Times recently ran a fascinating article [3] by Leslie Wayne putting … Continue reading →

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The Billionaires Won. The Rest of Us Lost.

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman It’s not your grandfather’s America anymore. Democracy in the United States has failed. So we shouldn’t be surprised when tax cuts favor the wealthy, and we see the rich growing richer and the poor losing ground. In addition, … 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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Disappearing Democracy

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

The Corporate Media Isn’t Coming Close to Holding Trump Accountable Increasingly, the media are simply compliant patsies to whoever is in power. By Thom Hartmann/ AlterNet/ January 24, 2017 One of Donald Trump’s first official acts as president was to … Continue reading →

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Revolt Is the Only Barrier to a Fascist America

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

By Chris Hedges/ Truthout/ January 22, 2017   This is a transcript of a talk Chris Hedges gave at the Inaugurate the Resistance rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The ruling elites, terrified by the mobilization of the left in … Continue reading →

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More Lessons To Be Learned

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Arlen Grossman

Americans Wanted a Revolution, and Clinton’s Campaign Only Offered Them Obama 2.0 By Thom Hartmann/ AlterNet/ November 9, 2016 Donald J. Trump’s ascent to the White House is the final victory of Lewis Powell’s 1971 memo to the U.S. Chamber … 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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