Trump’s Tax Cut Plan Is No “Middle Class Miracle” by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It’s a bonanza for corporate America, high net-worth households, and real estate tycoons like himself – a disaster for everyone else. It’ll balloon the deficit and slash social benefits to help pay for it – another deplorable […]

Deplorable US Envoy to Israel by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Zionist zealot, unlimited settlement construction and annexation of Palestinian land supporter David Friedman is a longtime close Trump ally. In an interview with the Hebrew language publication Walla, he disgracefully lied, claiming Israel only occupies 2% of West Bank land. Israel […]

Iraqi Kurdistan Independence Referendum by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The referendum held on September 25 received overwhelming 93% support, Kurdish officials in northern Iraq calling the results binding. Turnout was around 80%. Demonstrators celebrated in Irbil, the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) capital, chanting “Bye bye Iraq!” Not so fast! Baghdad […]

Twitter Finds No Evidence of Mischievous Russian Accounts by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Facebook explained US presidential campaigns spent hundreds of millions of dollars online in political advertising “1000x more than any problematic ads we’ve found” – admitting virtually no evidence of Russian use of the site for improper meddling. Following […]

Netanyahu Vows Stolen Palestinian Land Won’t Ever Be Given Back by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Last August, Netanyahu vowed Judea and Samaria (illegally occupied Palestinian West Bank land) belongs to Israel forever, blustering: “This is the land of our fathers, this is our land. We are here to stay, forever. There […]

US to Seek Revenge for Russian Success in Syria? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Russia’s intervention in Syria two years ago at the request of its government turned the tide of battle – eating Washington’s lunch, defeating its imperial aim to transform the country into another US vassal state. Moscow respects […]

NYT Russophobic Propaganda by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In early September, The Times claimed “new evidence (sic) of Russian interference in the 2016 election (surfaced), Facebook disclos(ing) it had identified more than $100,000 worth of divisive ads on hot-button issues purchased by a shadowy Russian company linked to the Kremlin.” No […]

Sunday’s Catalonia Independence Referendum by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s regime is going all-out to block it.  He governs like a tinpot despot, waging class war, enforcing police state repression, arresting Catalan officials, threatening others with criminal prosecution for supporting the autonomous region’s self-determination right, affirmed under […]

Trump’s Deplorable Tax Cut Scheme by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) David Stockman thinks it’s going nowhere. He blasted today’s GOP, specifically Mitch McConnell-led senators, saying he and likeminded upper house members “turned the conservative party of Ronald Reagan into essentially a beltway racketeering operation.” He called the Senate “the most polluted […]