Tag Archives: Wall Street

Five Sure-fire Ways to Drive the Right Wing Crazy

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

1. Have a spontaneous mass protest that grows and spreads rapidly. civiliansnews.com 2. Make sure the purpose of the protest has no easily defined focus.  “What do they want?” whine the media and politicians. “What are their demands?’  Let’s review: … Continue reading →

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Panache! Why We Must Fight.

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

by Chris Hedges AP Photo/The Times-Picayune, Matthew Hinton My three-year-old son’s favorite book is Out of the Blue. It has large color photographs of sea animals, from plankton to clownfish to orcas. I often find my son, dressed in his pajamas, … Continue reading →

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Why the Wall Street Protestors Can’t Quit

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

The Wall Street protests must grow and spread across this country because they are the only realistic hope for change remaining for the 99% of Americans falling behind in this broken economy.                   … Continue reading →

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Justice?

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Arlen Grossman
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BPR Quote of the Day: “Not Rich? Blame Yourself”

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Don’t blame Wall Street. Don’t blame the big banks. If you don’t have a job and you’re not rich, blame yourself.” Herman Cain former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, and Republican presidential candidate                   … Continue reading →

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What’s With All the Financial Turbulence?

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

     Wall Street in the cockpit?Thanks to Richard L. for finding this Gary Larson The Far Side cartoon for Edray.

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“On Election Day, whoever wins, we lose.”

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

The Men We Trusted to Lead Us by Robert Scheer Truthdig, Sep 28, 2011 Now he tells us. On Wednesday Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke referred to the nation’s unemployment rate as a “national crisis,” an obvious if depressing fact of life … Continue reading →

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Chomsky: Banks Are Being Paid Off for Putting Obama in Office

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Noam Chomsky explains how Obama and his policies came to be, and how it all fits into our political system. Chomsky on Liberal Disillusionment with Obama

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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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Why You are Going Broke Filling Up Your Car

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“There has been a major debate over the last several years as to whether spikes in oil prices are caused by the fundamentals of supply and demand or whether excessive speculation in the oil futures market is playing a major … Continue reading →

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