Trump’s Fantasy Border Crisis by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump hardliners and their predecessors created real crises at home and abroad gone unaddressed. They include: governance by Washington’s criminal class, threatening humanity, a gangster state, a totalitarian plutocracy, oligarchy and kleptocracy, not democracy, a notion Republicans and undemocratic Dems abhor, tolerating […]

Chavismo v. the Scourge of US Imperial Dominance by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Hugo Chavez remains one of Latin America’s most redoubtable figures – a leading anti-imperial champion, killed by Obama for challenging US ruthlessness. He’s gone but his spirit lives. Maduro carries his torch, championing social democracy, defending human and […]

Media Frustration Over Maduro’s Resilience by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) What was supposed to be a walkover with Venezuela’s military joining forces with Trump regime hardliners against Maduro hasn’t turned out this way. Around one-fourth of world nations succumbed to US pressure, bullying, threats, and/or bribes to support illegitimate nobody Guaido. […]

Venezuela Announces Anti-US Coup Coalition by Stephen Lendman Last September, Trump claimed Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro “could be toppled very quickly by the military if the military decides to do that” – falsely expecting things to play out this way. Last summer, he pressed aides about intervening militarily. Then secretary of state Tillerson and NSA HR […]

Trump Regime and Netanyahu Promote War on Iran by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Iran and Venezuela are in the US crosshairs for regime change, Israel allied with the Trump regime against the legitimate governments of both countries – especially the Islamic Republic, the Jewish state’s main regional rival. Is war on […]

Trump Reportedly to Declare a National Emergency for Border Wall Funding by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The great US southern border crisis is a colossal hoax – a distraction from real issues, causing enormous harm to countless millions of people at home and abroad, notably endless wars on humanity and neoliberal […]

Nature Threatened by Insect Apocalypse by Stephen Lendman In the coming years or decades, life on earth in all forms could end from nuclear immolation or ecocide. The risk of nuclear war is ominously real, an issue I’ve addressed numerous times. US rage for unchallenged global dominance threatens the unthinkable. War plans were drawn against […]

The Trump Regime Heading Toward Military Intervention in Venezuela? by Stephen Lendman Trump is a geopolitical know-nothing, aware only about what his extremist handlers tell him, along with Fox News rubbish, his favorite TV channel. He escalated inherited hot wars in multiple theaters, along with waging war by other means on sovereign Iran and Venezuela, […]

Politically Charged Show Trial of Catalan Independence Supporters by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) What’s billed as Spain’s “trial of the century” began in Madrid before the nation’s Supreme Court on Tuesday. On trial are 12 activist Catalan politicians – falsely charged with rebellion, misuse of public funds, and civil disobedience. They […]

Rep. Ilhan Omar v. Convicted Felon Elliott Abrams by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Convicted Iran/Contra felon Elliott Abrams was appointed Trump regime point man for regime change in Venezuela – violence, chaos, and other horrific human rights abuses his specialty. Instead of being imprisoned longterm for high crimes of war and […]