Defaulting on Student Loans Can Mean Loss of Jobs by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The following states have laws permitting suspension of professional or driver’s licenses of individuals defaulting on student loans – compounding a deplorable racket: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New […]

Trump Administration Threatens Palestinians by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) US foreign policy favors pressure, bullying and threats over diplomacy – color revolutions and wars launched when other tactics fail. The Trump administration delivered a double-edged warning to Palestinians – begin no-peace/peace talks with Israel on its terms, and forget about calling […]

Report Reveals More About the Great American Tax Cut Swindle by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On November 18, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) explained the “revised Senate Plan would raise taxes on at least 29% of Americans and cause the populations of 19 states to pay more in […]

Genocide as a Strategy of War in Yemen by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Saudi terror-bombing, aided by US aerial bombardment by warplanes and drones, was orchestrated in Washington by the Obama administration, escalated by Trump. War since March 2015 includes a suffocating land, sea and air blockade, preventing essentials to life […]

Another Day, More NYT Russia Bashing by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Times never exhausts ways to bash Russia, using distortion, exaggeration, or its favorite tactic – making stuff up, anything to continue its relentless tirade. Its latest assault claims deputy Russian Central Bank/Putin ally Alexander Torshin tried arranging a “backdoor” […]

Massive Keystone 1 Pipeline Oil Spill by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) All pipelines spill, when transporting oil or gas, environmental damage to land, waterways and human health is inevitable. On Thursday, Friends of the Earth issued the following statement, saying: “Today, TransCanada’s Keystone 1 pipeline spilled more than 200,000 gallons of […]

House GOP Tax Cut Swindle: A Huge Tax Hike on Grad Students by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It’s shocking but true. You can’t make this stuff up. College and grad school students already are drowning in debt. During my higher education years in the 1950s, the student loan racket didn’t exist. […]

Nikki Haley Rage by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Long ago, Washington had respectable UN ambassadors, including Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Adlai Stevenson, Arthur Goldberg, and Andrew Young. Few Americans likely remember GHW Bush’s tenure in the post – from March 1, 1971 – January 18, 1973. Earlier days are long gone, […]

Russia Vetoes Flawed Japan Resolution on Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) For the second day, Russia vetoed an unacceptable SC resolution on extending the OPCW/UN Joint Investigation Mechanism (JIM) for another 30 days – the Japan-drafted resolution little different from the flawed first one, the country acting as a US […]

Turkey Accuses US of Supporting ISIS, Ignores Its Own Support by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Turkish/US relations are strained. Its rapprochement with Russia and normalized ties with Iran, including trade relations with both countries, infuriates Washington. It has NATO’s second largest military, Ankara increasingly leaning East over West, a sore spot […]