Tag Archives: Ronald Reagan

Ixnay on Mt. Rushmore

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Ronald Reagan Complaining About Corporate Profits

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Excerpts from his 1948 campaign speech for Democrats: “This is Ronald Reagan speaking to you from Hollywood. You know me as a motion picture actor but tonight I’m just a citizen pretty concerned about the national election next month and … Continue reading →

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How’s Reaganomics Working Out For You?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Shepard Fairey propaganda posters This one’s for you, edray!

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Start of a New Era

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Jeffrey Sachs makes the case that we could be at the beginning of a new progressive era. The first came after the Gilded Age of the late 19th Century,  the second followed the gilded age of the 1920s. Perhaps we … Continue reading →

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Monopoly Capitalism, RIP?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

The Occupy Wall Street Movement and the Coming Demise of Crony Capitalism Tuesday 11 October 2011 by Ravi Batra in Truthout         In 1978, to the laughter of many and the derision of a few, I wrote a … Continue reading →

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Ronald Reagan Goes After the Rich

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

There he goes again, that bleeding heart socialist 40th President of the United States…

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U.S. Debt: Some Historical Perspective

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Arlen Grossman
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BPR Quote of the Day: Unions & Freedom

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Somebody tell the Republican governors…… “These are the values inspiring those brave workers in Poland … They remind us that where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost.” Ronald Reagan  Labor Day campaign speech in 1980

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BPR Quote of the Day: Deficits Don’t Matter

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Reagan proved deficits don’t matter.” Vice-President Dick Cheney, 2002

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