Tag Archives: the Guardian

AUTHORITIES GO AFTER GREENWALD’S PARTNER

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Detaining my partner: a failed attempt at intimidation The detention of my partner, David Miranda, by UK authorities will have the opposite effect of the one intended By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ August 18, 2013 At 6:30 am this morning … Continue reading →

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MOVE ON, NOTHING TO PROSECUTE HERE

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

The Untouchables: How the Obama administration protected Wall Street from prosecutions A new PBS Frontline report examines a profound failure of justice that should be causing serious social unrest By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ January 23, 2013       … Continue reading →

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SPREADING DEMOCRACY OR MANURE?

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

The US – alongside Saudi Arabia – fights for freedom and democracy in the Middle East The ability to persuade people that the US opposes tyranny is a testament to the potency of propaganda By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ January … Continue reading →

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Killing the Messenger

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Prosecution of Anonymous activists highlights war for Internet control The US and allied governments exploit both law and cyber-attacks as a weapon to punish groups that challenge it By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ November 23, 2012 From a video posted … Continue reading →

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More Justified Paranoia: Police State Surveillance

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

ACLU FIGHTS THE GOOD FIGHT TO STOP GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE OF OUR CITIZENS Warrantless wiretaps intimidate several organizations and cast a chill over lawyers, journalists and human rights researchers By Naomi Klein/ The Guardian/ October 19, 2012 Naomi Wolf: ‘The ACLU … Continue reading →

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MUSLIM INGRATES

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

US Media Angrily Marvels at the Lack of Muslim Gratitude NBC News, along with a leading US newspaper, insist that Egyptians should be grateful to the US for having ‘freed’ them By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ September 14, 2012 An … Continue reading →

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BETTER THAN EVEN BUSH

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Obama Campaign Brags About Its Whistleblower Persecutions Excuse me if I don’t join in Democrats’ sycophantic cheerleading for an Obama presidency that has shredded laws and liberties By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ September 5, 2012 A US drone strike in … Continue reading →

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INEQUALITY–EVEN WORSE THAN YOU THINK

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Wealth Doesn’t Trickle Down– It Just                          Floods Offshore, New Research Reveals By Heather Stewart/ The Guardian/ July 21, 2012 View the full graphic: where and what are tax … Continue reading →

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Consumer Capitalism Wins Again

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Twenty years after the first substantive Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, representatives from more than 190 countries met again. Hopes were high, but unlike the first one, the 2012 Summit was mostly window dressing. President Obama, Prime … Continue reading →

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DRONES: THE NEW TERRORISM

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

I have three major problems with drone warfare: (1) Assassinating real people in a video-game format with no risk to the killer strikes me as immoral. (2) Drone warfare makes war too simple to wage. We can send drones so … Continue reading →

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