Europe Threw Catalonia Under the Bus by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Millions of pro-independence Catalans are on their own. Europe turned its back on them, violating fundamental international law, affirming the right of self-determination for all people. Separatist officials blasted EU policy, ignoring the rights of Catalans, silent in the face […]

America’s Debauched Political System by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Former acting DNC chair Donna Brazile offered an insider’s view into the dark side of America’s political system. It’s too corrupted to fix, rigged to serve powerful interests exclusively, elections farcical when held.  America is a plutocracy, not a democracy, a cesspool […]

The Myth of a North Korean Threat by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) America’s only enemies are invented ones – justifying unjustifiable global militarism, belligerence, and out-of-control defense spending, intended for offense against sovereign independent countries threatening no one. On Trump’s Asia-Pacific trip to five countries, North Korea is his prime focus, […]

Fat Leonard Scandal by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It’s one of numerous examples of deep-seated US public and private corruption. Exposing some wrongdoing leaves most of it ignored and unchecked. Most often, ordinary people alone are held accountable for misconduct, much of it too minor to matter like illicit drug use […]

Twitter Rules Changed by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Speech, media and academic freedoms in America are threatened – especially digital democracy, the last frontier of open and free expression. Google, Facebook and Twitter are halting what they call “fake news,” a pretext for online censorship. Powerful interests in America and other […]

Media Vilification of Alleged Texas Shooter by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Alleged Sutherland Springs, Texas gunman Devin Kelley was lethally shot, reportedly fleeing from the First Baptist Church crime scene, the deadliest mass-shooting in state history. Lots of questions remain unanswered, including motive, multiple gunmen possibly involved, and why church worshipers […]

Fascist Spain Governs Extrajudicially by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) All tyrannical regime operate the same way, doing whatever they please, ignoring international law, violating it flagrantly, ill-treating their own people and others. America is Exhibit A. Israel egregiously persecutes Palestinians. NATO is a US-controlled killing machine, committing mass murder with impunity. […]

Trump in Asia-Pacific Selling War and Weapons by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Monday in Tokyo with militant Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, Trump agreed with him on applying maximum pressure on Pyongyang at a joint press conference, Abe saying: “As for North Korea, the positions of Japan and the United States […]

Another False Flag in America? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It’s too soon to know. If so, they’re piling up with disturbing regularity, the latest incident in Sutherland Springs, Texas near San Antonio. A gunman identified as 26-year-old Devin Kelley received a bad conduct discharge from the military in 2014.  Reportedly […]

Is US War on Iran Likely? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Washington has been militantly hostile toward Iran since its 1979 revolution – ending a generation of US-installed tyranny. During his presidential campaign and after taking office, Trump’s hostile rhetoric on Iran is great cause for concern. He alone was unacceptably […]