Condemnation of Police State Arrests in Catalonia, EU Silence Shows Complicity by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) A joint statement by 20 Catalan newspapers and journals condemned the arrests of its officials, demanded their immediate release, saying the new republic “won’t be silenced by repression,” calling their statement a manifesto for justice. […]

Russian Officials to be Charged with DNC Hacking? No Evidence, No Hacking Occurred! by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) America’s deeply corrupted political system is too debauched to fix. Virtually daily, clear evidence proves it overwhelmingly. A bipartisan criminal class runs things. Malevolent deep state power directs Washington’s agenda. Fantasy democracy gives […]

Is Trump Planning Escalated US Aggression in Syria?  by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) He’s a warrior president, waging phony war on terrorism, opposing diplomatic conflict resolution, flagrantly violating campaign promises made. America has illegal military bases in northern and southern Syrian territory. According to Major General James Jarrard, head of US […]

ACLU Suing Federal Government for Abuse of 10-Year-Old Child by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Unwanted, disadvantaged and undocumented immigrants, largely people of color and Muslims, face an out-of-control epidemic of abusive government practices – one of many ways how rogue state America operates, brutalizing people at home and abroad, ignoring their […]

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 […]