The Grave Threat of Possible Nuclear War
Stephen Lendman 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,… more »
GOP Tax Cut Swindle: A $236 Billion Bonanza for Corporate Predators
Stephen Lendman According to a report prepared for Senate Dems, 15 of America’s largest corporate predators reaped a nearly $4 trillion windfall over the last 30 years. It came from federal giveaway subsidies, tax credits and bailouts, along with $108… more »
Latin America: The Pendulum Swings to the Right
James Petras Introduction Clearly the pendulum has swung to the right in the past few years. Numerous questions arise. What kind of right? How far right? How did they gain power? What is their appeal? How sustainable are the right wing regimes? Who are… more »
GOP Tax Cut Heist Heads Toward Enactment
Stephen Lendman Following deficit hawk Bob Corker’s about face, Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following statement: “Hypocrisy rules in Washington. With Bob Corker’s reversal, the myth of the deficit hawk is now dead.” “Next year when Republicans… more »
Putin’s Annual Tour de Force News Conference Underway
Stephen Lendman Nothing in the West matches it, unimaginable for a US or other Western leader to spend hours answering scores of questions. Putin does it annually in televised events, answering questions from journalists and others, his straightforward… more »
Putin and Trump Speak Overnight Friday
Stephen Lendman It’s routine for world leaders to speak to one another, not when it involves Putin and Trump. Western media bash them both, instead of urging improved bilateral relations. A brief White House statement said both leaders discussed… more »
Putin to Run for Reelection
Stephen Lendman In a Tuesday article, I discussed Russia’s electoral process. It shames America’s money-controlled sham system, fantasy democracy. Russians have the real thing. I noted a Kremlin source saying Putin would announce his candidacy and… more »
Rise and Decline of the Welfare State: Class Struggle and Imperial Wars as the Motor Force of US History
James Petras Introduction The American welfare state was created in 1935 and continued to develop through 1973. Since then, over a prolonged period, the capitalist class has been steadily dismantling the entire welfare state. Between the mid 1970’s to… more »
Trump Continues Obama’s Wars Against Democracy
Eric Zuesse U.S. President Trump’s bold support for the apartheid dictatorship of Israel against that theocratic-racist nation’s non-Jews, fits into a larger picture of the supremacist nation that America itself has increasingly become. His immediate… more »
Electoral Coup in Honduras
Stephen Lendman It’s standard practice in banana republics and elsewhere. The late Edward Herman explained how it works in his book titled “Demonstration Elections,” covering sham ones in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Vietnam. They occur… more »
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