Former Acting DNC Chair Blasts Hillary by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Donna Brazile, an erstwhile Hillary ally, served as acting DNC chair from July 2016 to February 2017, succeeded by Tom Perez. On November 2, her Politico op-ed headlined “Inside Hillary Clinton’s Secret Takeover of the DNC,” saying: When assuming her […]

David Stockman Blasts New Fed Chairman by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman)  Wall Street choses Fed chairmen and governors. Presidents announce them. Senate members rubber-stamp what monied interests want. In a Thursday Rose Garden announcement, Trump called Jerome Powell “a wise steward of the Federal Reserve. It will have the leadership it […]

Fascism’s Ugly Face in Spain by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Spain is a fascist dictatorship, PM Rajoy a tinpot despot, police state viciousness overriding democratic rights in the country, his iron fist smashing Catalan pro-independence politicians – with full support and encouragement from EU leaders and Washington, lawless governance their specialty. […]

Jerome Powell Trump’s New Fed Chairman by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Politics and other media said Trump will announce his nomination of Powell at 3:00 PM in the White House Rose Garden – according to sources familiar with the decision. Former Goldman Sachs official/current Treasury Secretary […]

Tillerson Says US Occupation of Iraq Permanent by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Washington intends permanent occupation of Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.  Through its empire of bases and global deployment of special forces, it colonized most countries worldwide, including its key EU and Asian allies.  It constitutes an outrageous affront to their […]

Trump Intends Ending Diversity Immigration Program by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In response to Tuesday’s violent Manhattan incident, Trump tweeted: “The United States will be immediately implementing much tougher Extreme Vetting Procedures. The safety of our citizens comes first!” Separately, he said “(w)e want to get rid of chain migration, and […]

Trump Wants Manhattan Incident Suspect Denied All Rights by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The deplorable state of America finds ways of sinking to new lows – abroad against nonthreatening nations, at home against targeted individuals, mostly Muslims and people of color, the nation’s most disadvantaged. What happened in Manhattan on Tuesday […]

Tarnished Sakharov Prize by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Established in 1988 by the European Parliament, it’s “awarded to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the fight for human rights across the globe, drawing attention to human rights violations as well as supporting the laureates and their cause.” No longer! […]

Expanded Illegal US Sanctions on Iran’s IRGC by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In mid-October, Trump announced tough (illegal) sanctions on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), falsely accusing it of supporting terrorism. On Tuesday, the Treasury Department expanded them, repeating false charges of terrorism – a US specialty. Iran’s IRGC Aerospace […]

What US Police Protect and Serve Motto Means by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Victims of killer cops and other forms of police brutality, mostly Black males, understand the “motto” best of all. So does an unidentified 18-year-old Brooklyn woman, New York detectives Edward Martins and Richard Hall charged with raping and […]