COMMENTS ON NOAM CHOMSKY'S NEW BOOK - FAILED STATES - by Stephen LendmanNoam Chomsky hardly needs an introduction. Throughout his lifetime as an internationally esteemed academic, scholar and activist he's the rarest of individuals I know. He's world renown twice over - in his chosen field of linguistics where he's considered the father of modern... Continue Reading →

Hostile Takeover: The Corporate Control of Society and Human LIfe - by Stephen LendmanLarge transnational corporations are clearly the dominant institution of our time. They're preeminent throughout the world but especially in the Global North and its epicenter in the US. They control or greatly influence what we eat and drink, where we live, what... Continue Reading →

THE US NOW PLANNING A FOURTH ATTEMPT TO OUST HUGO CHAVEZ - by Stephen LendmanThis essay has a duel purpose. I began it initially to explain how sophisticated and effective the dominant corporate media is in programming the public mind to believe whatever message they deliver regardless of whether it's true which it rarely is.... Continue Reading →

THE WAR ON IMMIGRANTS - by Stephen Lendman"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled massesyearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of yourteeming shore." Once that was true, but no longer. Emma Lazarus' beautiful and memorable words we've allheard many times and know well are fading into memory. If we're honest, they should be... Continue Reading →