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Greece: The Muscle of Corporate Capitalism

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Arlen Grossman

We Are All Greeks Now http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/we_are_all_greeks_now_20150712/ Posted on Jul 12, 2015 By Chris Hedges    A demonstrator waves a Greek flag during an anti-austerity rally in central Athens on Friday. (Petros Karadjias / AP) The poor and the working class in the United States know … Continue reading →

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Numbers That Count: The War on Drugs

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

DRUGS AND PRISONS: TIME FOR A NEW STRATEGY? by Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report DRUG CONVICTIONS, PER 100,000 ADULTS IN U.S.:  [1) 1980: 15 ; 1996: 148 ; Today: 380+ (#1 in the world).  PRISONERS PER 100,000 CITIZENS:  [1] Japan-63, German-90, France-96, Mexico-208, Britain-153,  U.S. … Continue reading →

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