Truth v. Fiction in Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Followers of independent alternative media know Venezuela is the hemisphere’s leading social democracy. It’s not a “dictatorship” as falsely claimed by US hardliners and establishment media, reporting the official narrative exclusively, suppressing reality on the ground. The NYT: “Venezuela’s government has […]

Establishment Media Response to Detention of Guaido Henchman by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Since US designated puppet/usurper in waiting Guaido, a political nobody, self-declared himself Venezuelan interim president illegally, his declaration scripted by the Trump regime, major media supported the coup plot with nary a dissenting voice. In unison, they denounced […]

Will Grounding Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 Planes Affect Sino/US Trade Talks? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Following two 737 MAX 8 crashes, killing all passengers and crew members onboard, China was the first nation to ground the planes. It’s the largest buyer of Boeing’s most popular passenger aircraft – with 97 […]

Supreme Court Demeans Unwanted Aliens by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Stacked with right-wing extremists, the Supreme Court upheld Trump’s travel ban against Muslims from the wrong countries by a 5 – 4 majority last June. At the time, the Court held that the Trump regime “set forth a sufficient national security […]

UN Double Standards on Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Like his predecessors, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed to serve US and other Western interests. He’s equivocated on Venezuela, refusing to recognize imposter Guaido as interim president, saying he respects “the decisions of the intergovernmental bodies, particularly the General Assembly […]

Geoffrey M. Young: A Genuine Progressive Democrat for Kentucky Governor by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Unlike countless pretenders, pledging one thing, doing something entirely different if elected to political office at the federal, state or local level, Geoff is the real deal. He says what he means and means what he […]

Israel Denies Seriously Wounded Gazans Permission to Leave for Treatment by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Israeli viciousness toward defenseless Palestinians gives new meaning to cruel and unreasonable punishment. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 28,000 Gazans were wounded during Great March of Return protests since March 30, 2018. The […]

US Sanctions War by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, the Security Council alone may authorize intervention against member states to restore peace, stability and security. Its members alone may impose sanctions on member states, their entities or individuals. Nations imposing them on their own do […]

America Needs a Stronger Defense Industry? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Post-WW II, America’s only enemies were and remain invented ones.  No real ones existed since Nazi Germany and imperial Japan were defeated – none anywhere, clearly none today! Yet the US consistently pours countless trillions of dollars down a black […]

Everything Trump Regime Coup Plotters Threw at Venezuela Failed by Stephen Lendman Trump regime hardliners expected Venezuelan President Maduro to be toppled easily. They expected the country’s military to support their plot. They thought regional leaders would go along with forcibly topping Maduro militarily.  Notably they expected popular support for their scheme, overwhelming numbers of […]