US Slow-Motion Shutdown of RT and Sputnik? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Hostile US demands on popular English-language Russian media, combined with social media censorship of alternative views called “fake news,” threatens press freedom in America.  It’s tyranny by any standard, the way all police states operate, controlling news, information and […]

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Putin Warns About US Interference in Russia’s 2018 Presidential Election by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It’s a legitimate concern. America interferes in numerous elections abroad and its own, assuring dirty business as usual always wins. Names and faces change. Policies on key issues remain the same, especially on imperial wars, corporate […]

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Fascist US-Led Western Hostility Toward Democratic Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Washington wants fascist tyranny replacing Venezuelan social democracy – hostility toward the country raging since Hugo Chavez’s December 1998 election as president. Slow-motion color revolution is ongoing against Nicolas Maduro’s government, aiming to topple it, wanting him ousted, a […]

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Trump in China by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Following discussions with President Xi Jinping, both leaders signed commercial deals worth over $250 billion. Xi called them “two-way investment agreements.” Both leaders agreed to cooperate on other major issues, notably North Korea. China absolutely wants war avoided, Xi stressing the need for […]

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Russia/US Deal on Syria? Hold the Cheers by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Deals America agrees to aren’t worth the paper they’re written on, routinely breached with rare exceptions. The Iran nuclear deal, after years of negotiations, is the latest example. Despite IAEA-affirmed full Iranian compliance, Trump refused to re-certify it.  Abandoning […]

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Putin-Trump Meeting in Vietnam by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Both leaders will meet at the November 10 – 11 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Danang, Vietnam. It’s inconceivable that they wouldn’t – whether formally for private talks or publicly for shorter ones remains to be seen. During years of US […]

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Middle East Intrigue by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On November 4, Lebanese PM Saad Hariri resigned, claiming an Iranian-backed Hezbollah plot to assassinate him. Utter nonsense. Something else is going on. Hariri lied accusing Iran and Hezbollah of sowing strife in the Middle East, seeking “to destroy the Arab world.” His […]

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Laws in America Permit More Guns After Mass Shootings by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It’s madness but true. America’s Second Amendment is the Constitution’s most misinterpreted and abused one, the nation’s influential gun lobby bearing much of the blame. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), an amicus curiae submitted by […]

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Last Major ISIS Stronghold in Syria Liberated by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) At peak strength, ISIS controlled up to 70% of Syrian territory, according to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu.  Its remnants are now confined to smaller areas, especially near Damascus and southwestern Daara. US-supported ISIS was mostly defeated by Syrian […]

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Outrageous Wealth Disparity in America by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) According to an Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) report titled “Billionaire Bonanza 2017,” America’s 400 richest individuals have more total wealth than the nation’s bottom 64%. The three richest billionaires are wealthier than the bottom 50%. The bottom 1% of Americans […]

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