GOP Tax Cut a Bonanza for Big Pharma by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) According to Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), “(t)he Pharma Big 10 owe an estimated $133 billion on their $506 billion in offshore profits if they are repatriated to the US at the 35% rate (virtually no US corporate […]

124 Jewish Studies Scholars on Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump’s pronouncement ended the longstanding charade of a peace process – dead-on-arrival each time initiated.  It stripped the mask off Washington as an honest broker on any issues. It showed unforgivable contempt for Palestinian rights – revealed for […]

The NYT Uses Politicized Olympism to Denigrate Vladimir Putin by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Times is the leading global media Russophobe, using every opportunity to bash Russia and denigrate Vladimir Putin, usually inventing reasons. It used the disgraceful politicized banning of Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics as a pretext […]

Bloodshed in Occupied Palestine by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) A Wednesday MSNBC disinformation report I viewed on air live called Friday West Bank protests less turbulent than on Thursday. They were far more violent during a third day of rage after Friday prayers, thousands more protesters involved. Tens of thousands of […]

Resistance: The Only Option for Palestinians by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Years ago, two states were possible. No longer after Israel stole most West Bank territory for settlements, other exclusive Jewish development, and closed military zones. Trump’s pronouncement for Israel put a nail in the coffin of a moribund peace process […]

Israel Uses Live Fire Against Palestinian Protesters by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Thursday, armed only with stones and their indomitable spirit against longstanding injustice, ignited by Trump’s pronouncement for Israel, its soldiers and police used water cannons, toxic tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets, stun grenades, and live fire against them […]

Rage in Occupied Palestine by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On September 28, 2000, the second intifada began, fueled by decades of repressive occupation, incited by Ariel Sharon’s provocative Haram al-Sharif visit before he was elected prime minister, protected by hundreds of Israeli security forces. Palestinians were enraged over a dead-end peace […]

Time Magazine Names the Silence Breakers Persons of the Year by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Time magazine began selecting a person or persons of the year in 1927 – choosing “the person(s) who had the most influence, for better or worse, over the past year.” Past winners included Obama (2008 and […]

Gatekeeper Google’s Censorship Agenda by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Google and Facebook intend halting what they call “fake news” – an unstated aim to censor truth-telling on vital issues, wanting content diverging from the official narrative restricted or blocked. Google transformed itself from search engine to gatekeeper. Its personnel tasked with […]

Syria Fully Liberated? Hold the Cheers by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Wednesday, according to Chief of Russia General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, ISIS in Syria was “destroyed…(T)he territory has been liberated,” Vladimir Putin and Defense Secretary Sergey Shoigu were informed, adding: “Today the advancing units of (Syrian) General Hassan Sukhel […]