The NYT Obsesses Over Nonexistent Russian US Election Hacking by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) No evidence suggests last year’s US presidential election or any others were hacked, by Russia or anyone else – at the federal, state or local levels. Plenty of evidence shows election-rigging in America is longstanding, foreign powers […]

Dickenson, TX Residents Told No Hurricane Harvey Relief Funds if Support Boycotting Israel by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Israel’s sinister influence over US policy extends to tiny Dickenson, TX, population around 19,000, ravaged by Hurricane Harvey, residents needing help. Getting any requires certifying in writing the following on signed applications: “(T)he […]

Senate Passes Deplorable Budget Bill by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Class war rages in America, escalated under Trump and congressional Republicans, most hardline.  Thursday Senate budget bill passage provided more clear evidence of America’s deplorable state, sinking deeper into the abyss than earlier. Americans for Tax Fairness spokesman TJ Helmstetter said […]

ISIS and Al-Qaeda Planning a 9/11-Type Attack? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Acting US Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke claimed it’s coming. Did she announce a major US state terrorism attack in the works, on the order of another 9/11-type false flag – to be wrongfully blamed on “crazed Arabs” like […]

Trump Official Kills Israeli/Palestinian Peace Process by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Does it matter? Not at all. Each time Israeli/Palestinian peace talks are initiated, they’re dead on arrival – this time no different than earlier. Jason Greenblat is Trump’s lead international negotiator, his point man on sham Israeli/Palestinian peace talks. This […]

Highlights from Putin’s Valdai International Discussion Club Address by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Its 14th annual forum in Sochi addressed whether “a new world order (will) emerge from the current conflicts.” Its theme: “The World of the Future: Moving Through Conflict to Cooperation.” Participants from 33 countries were involved. Putin addressed […]

Madrid Intends Forced Catalonia Elections in January by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Reuters reported it. Opposition Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party leadership backs PM Rajoy’s plan to revoke Catalan autonomy, imposing Madrid rule – wanting regime-controlled puppet governance replacing regional democracy. He intends holding so-called January “elections,” regime-friendly candidates alone likely permitted […]

Bashing Israel by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) America and Israel are the world’s leading state terrorism sponsors, partnering in each other’s high crimes, persecuting their own people. The US wages war on its most vulnerable, mainly disadvantaged people of color. Israel terrorizes Palestinians for not being Jewish. Both countries pursue rogue […]

Drug Industry Bandits Fueled the Opioid Crisis by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Mayo Clinic calls opioid drugs powerful painkillers, often used post-surgery or for severe chronic pain, affecting an estimated 50 million Americans. They include morphine, methadone, OxyContin, Vicodin, Norco and Demerol, among others. Heroin is an illegal opioid. Ones […]

Neocon Nikki Haley’s Anti-Iran Rage: Prelude to War? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Iran and North Korea are prime Trump administration targets for war and regime change.  US war plans were drawn long ago against both nations, updated over time, implementation perhaps coming, a high-risk scenario in both theaters, madness if […]