Tag Archives: Rolling Stone

The Election was Stolen – Here’s How…

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Arlen Grossman

By Greg Palast/ gregpalast.com/ November 11, 2016   Before a single vote was cast, the election was fixed by GOP and Trump operatives. Starting in 2013 – just as the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act – a coterie … Continue reading →

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Ultimate Proof That Corporations Aren’t People

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Here’s a second story by Matt Taibbi that should boggle everyone’s mind. If you were caught working with Mexican drug cartels and organizations linked to al-Qaeda, Iran, North Korea, etc, in the “largest drug-and terrorism money-laundering case ever,” you would … Continue reading →

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First, the Bad News……

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day: “So what exactly did the bailout accomplish? It built a banking system that discriminates against community banks, makes Too Big to Fail banks even Too Bigger to Failier, increases risk, discourages sound business lending and … Continue reading →

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Perpetual Ponzi Scheme

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

SECRETS AND LIES OF THE BAILOUT The federal rescue of Wall Street didn’t fix the economy – it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the worst may be yet to come By Matt Taibbi/ … Continue reading →

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WALL STREET REFORM: GOING…GOING…GONE

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

How Wall Street Killed Financial Reform It’s bad enough that the banks strangled the Dodd-Frank law. Even worse is the way they did it – with a big assist from Congress and the White House. By Matt Taibbi/ Rolling Stone/ … Continue reading →

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BPR Quotes of the Day: Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail?

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“You know why Madoff went to jail when no one else did?  He stole from the rich.  That was stupid.  If you steal from the average guy, you get away with it.” Cent Uygar             … Continue reading →

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