Tag Archives: Vladimir Putin

Trump envoy’s embrace of Russian demands worries Republicans, U.S. allies

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

By Erin Blanco,  Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamruk/ Reuters/ April 11, 2025 NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) – Less than 48 hours after dining with a negotiator sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Washington last week, Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy … Continue reading →

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America Must Not Surrender Its DemocraticValues

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Together, we must fight for our long-held values and work with people around the world who share them By Bernie Sanders/ The Guardian/ February 28, 2025 For 250 years, the United States has held itself up as a symbol of … Continue reading →

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A Trump MAGA Anti-democratic Coup?

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Is Trump pursuing a right-wing MAGA coup? I think the signs are there. On my weekly appearance on Hal Ginsberg’s Halitics video podcast I make that case. Hal is not so sure, and he reports on the weekend conference he … Continue reading →

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Gaza, Ukraine, Trump Trial, Elections, Climate, and More–Lots to Talk About

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

How can we fit all the numerous news events into a one-hour Halitics YouTube videocast? By moving as fast as we can! I join Hal Ginsberg, as I do every Monday to talk about everything political and newsworthy. Sometimes we … Continue reading →

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The Night President Biden Woke Up

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman Published in DailyKos.com and OpEdNews.com After three years, President Joe Biden seemed to awake from a virtual coma on the evening of his recent State of the Union Address. And not a moment too soon.  Like his … Continue reading →

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Merrick Garland Needs to Go

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

My weekly (Mondays) appearance on Hal Ginsberg’s Halitics Videocast. Lots to talk about, of course: Ukraine, Putin, Navalny, Merrick Garland, and Robert Hur’s over-the-top report on Biden’s case re: official documents (By the way, when will we hear about Trump’s … Continue reading →

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Politicians With a Sense of Humor

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Arlen Grossman
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We Can’t Underestimate Putin

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ Letters, Monterey Herald, March 22, 2023 A confused letter writer recently wrote that since the U.S. won its independence from England without asking for help from other countries (not true, by the way), Ukraine shouldn’t be asking … Continue reading →

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As the Fourth Great Turning Unwinds, Technology is Speeding Up the Process

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

By Thomas Hartmann/ TheHartmannReport/ August 19, 2022 These hinge points of history are never painless, but they always leave enlightenment and true change in their wake. As Russian President Putin tries his version of Hitler’s September 1939 “defensive” attack on … Continue reading →

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HOW PUTIN–AND TRUMP–RUINED AMERICA

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ OpEdNews/ June 23, 2022 (This is a revised version of a previously published commentary on DailyKos, June 5 ) One reason Russian President Vladimir Putin felt confident he could swiftly conquer Ukraine was likely because of his … Continue reading →

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