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Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review: Planning for nuclear war?
In December 2016, President-elect Trump on nuclear weapons ominously tweeted, “Let it be an arms race. We will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all.” Continue reading
Trump is an embarrassment to the office he holds
Trump’s not unique. So were the Clintons, Bush/Cheney, Obama and other past US presidents—hostile to peace, democratic values, rule of law principles and social justice. Continue reading
Tyranny in America
America was never the land of the free and home of the brave from inception—far from it. Continue reading
Trump to deport Salvadoran refugees
The US 1990 Immigration Act established a procedure for granting temporary protected status (TPS) to refugees and asylum seekers unable to be safe in their home countries because of armed conflict, extreme violence, an environmental disaster, or other extraordinary conditions. Continue reading
Will 2018 bring greater US fire and fury?
Only Cassandra was good at predicting future events. I dislike predictions, but here goes. Continue reading
Israel’s holiday season atrocities
Millions of defenseless Palestinians endure the full force of Israeli brutality, continuing daily throughout the year, including during holiday season, ignored by Western media. Continue reading
Trump’s UN Christmas gift
Donald Trump’s capping his deplorable first year in office by despicably slashing America’s UN dues by $285 million for the 2016–2017 period—more cuts likely ahead. Continue reading
No joy to the world this holiday season
How can there be joy with Washington and its imperial allies waging war on humanity, raping and destroying countries, responsible for millions of casualties post-9/11 alone? Continue reading
Trump’s ‘Mein Kampf’
Though not a dictator like Hitler, neocons running Donald Trump’s geopolitical agenda are ruthless. Continue reading
12 straight days of Israeli state terror against Palestinians
Has it only just started? Has a third Intifada begun? It’s too soon to know. Hindsight alone will tell. Continue reading
The grave threat of possible nuclear war
Controlled by Wall Street, war profiteers, other corporate predators, Pentagon hawks and likeminded GOP extremists, businessman Trump transformed himself into a warrior leader—continuing naked aggression begun by Bush/Cheney and Obama, threatening war on North Korea and Iran. Continue reading
Human Rights Watch disinformation report on Venezuela
HRW is a convenient US imperial tool when it suits its purpose, notably to maintain funding from corporate donors, including George Soros’ Open Society Institute, the Ford Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation, among others. Continue reading
Recklessness redefined: Trump’s shame and dishonor
In less than one year in office, Trump exceeded the recklessness and ruthlessness of his predecessors. Continue reading
Trump’s National Security Strategy (NSS)
It’s a work in progress, yet to be released. Prepared by Trump’s national security team, it’s nearing completion, expected out soon. Continue reading
The colossal GOP tax cut scam boosted by overnight Senate passage
Capitol Hill arm-twisting failed to enact Trumpcare—so far at least. It succeeded overnight Friday for passage of grand theft Senate legislation—the misnamed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Continue reading
Trump wants welfare in America ended
During the Great Depression, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) provided financial help to children of low or no-income families. Continue reading
Trump’s FCC to end net neutrality
Battle lines are drawn. Trump’s FFC chairman Ajit Pai is on record against net neutrality, saying its days are numbered. Continue reading
The great American tax cut swindle
House Republicans voted to continue transferring the nation’s wealth from ordinary people to corporate predators and the super-rich. Continue reading
Fascist US-led Western hostility toward democratic Venezuela
Washington wants fascist tyranny replacing Venezuelan social democracy—hostility toward the country raging since Hugo Chavez’s December 1998 election as president. Continue reading
US slow-motion shutdown of RT and Sputnik?
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. Continue reading
Is US war on Iran likely?
Washington has been militantly hostile toward Iran since its 1979 revolution—ending a generation of US-installed tyranny. Continue reading
Voters reject Trumpism in Tuesday’s US gubernatorial elections
The Virginia and New Jersey elections attracted national interest, why they got mine, along with how anti-Trump sentiment might affect them. Continue reading
Twitter rules changed
Speech, media and academic freedoms in America are threatened—especially digital democracy, the last frontier of open and free expression. Continue reading
US ground invasion of North Korea considered?
Sound deranged? If US officials devoted the same time, effort and resources for world peace, equity and justice, all Americans could benefit in ways unimaginable now. Continue reading
Is NATO preparing for war on Russia?
Bilateral Russia/US relations are dismal—so far confined to a war of words, risking things turning hot. Continue reading
What’s going on in Niger?
Few Americans know anything about the country. They’re minimally knowledgeable geographically about nations only when Washington goes to war. Continue reading
Dickenson, Texas, residents told no Hurricane Harvey relief funds if they support boycotting Israel
Israel’s sinister influence over US policy extends to tiny Dickenson, Texas, population around 19,000, ravaged by Hurricane Harvey, residents needing help. Continue reading
Senate passes deplorable budget bill
Class war rages in America, escalated under Trump and congressional Republicans, most hardline. Continue reading
Israel’s war on Palestinian media freedom
Israeli military censorship prohibits publishing anything about IDF high crimes against peace and daily persecution of Palestinians. Continue reading
Deplorable US public ignorance
Americans are the most over-entertained, uninformed people on the planet—despite 84% of households having a computer, 73% with broadband Internet access, according to Pew Research. Continue reading
US cuts half its aid for Palestinian refugees
Posted on January 19, 2018 by Stephen Lendman
Ahead of its orchestrated 9/11/73 coup in Chile, replacing democratic governance with fascist tyranny, Washington made its economy scream. Continue reading →