Freedom v. Fascism at Stake in Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Events unfolding in Venezuela for the past four weeks reflect the ugly face of what US coup plotting against a sovereign state is all about. Democracy building, responsibility to protect, and humanitarian intervention are Washington’s deadliest exports. There’s nothing […]

The NYT v. Bolivarian Social Democracy by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The self-styled newspaper of record has been hostile to Venezuelan social democracy since Hugo Chavez’s December 1998 election. Since usurper in waiting Guaido illegally declared himself interim president, the Times endorsed him, supporting the attempted power grab over fundamental rule […]

Trump’s Big Lie Pledge to Lower Drug Prices by Stephen Lendman  Time and again, Trump promises one thing for ordinary Americans and does something entirely different – why he can never be trusted.  The same goes for most others in Washington. Nearly all House and Senate members support special interests at the expense of peace, […]

CNN/Facebook Conspiracy Against Truth-Telling by Stephen Lendman Censorship is the new normal in America – speech, independent media, and academic freedoms threatened. What’s going on is the hallmark of totalitarian rule – controlling the message, eliminating what conflicts with the official narrative, notably on major geopolitical issues, especially anything about Russia and other sovereign states […]

Interventionist EU Lawmakers Expelled from Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Post-WW II, EU nations were transformed into virtual US colonies, serving Washington’s geopolitical interests, even when harming their own. They’re allied with endless US wars of aggression, partnering in its imperial aim for global dominance, settling for junior partner status, […]

High Healthcare Expenses: The Leading Cause of US Consumer Bankruptcies by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The US is the only developed nation without some form of universal coverage. The world’s richest nation doesn’t give a hoot about its ordinary people, serving its privileged class exclusively. It’s no different whether Republicans or […]

Dow Chemical’s Toxic Legacy by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Dow is the world’s second largest chemical company, a producer of chemicals, agrochemicals, hydrocarbons, plastics, GMO seeds and other products. Its Union Carbide subsidiary was responsible for the 1984 Bhopal, India toxic gas leak, considered the world’s worst industrial disaster, killing thousands, […]

When Is It OK to Topple a Sitting Government? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Answer: When the US says so! Forget about international, constitutional and statute laws! Washington rules alone matter. What it says goes, barking orders to the world community, pressuring and threatening them demanding its leaders salute and obey. […]

Cookies for Venezuelans by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Shades of Victoria Nuland, the Obama regime’s point demon for installing Nazi-infested putschists in Ukraine, fascist extremism in Europe’s heartland. She handed out cookies in Kiev while US trained snipers gunned down police and others, along with creating overall chaos. So-called Trump regime […]

Idlib Province Syria: Infested with US-Supported Terrorists by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On the ides of March a few weeks from now, US aggression in Syria to gain another imperial trophy will enter its 9th year – with no prospect for resolution any time soon because Republicans and undemocratic Dems want […]