Manipulation: How Markets Really Work - by Stephen LendmanWall Street's mantra is that markets move randomly and reflect the collective wisdom of investors. The truth is quite opposite. The government's visible hand and insiders control markets and manipulate them up or down for profit - all of them, including stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies. It's... Continue Reading →

Ending Today's Economic Crisis Simply and Easily, in America and Globally - by Stephen LendmanSome of the best ideas are often the simplest. When applied to the global economic crisis, the solution is easier than imagined. What's hard, in fact a Gordian Knot, is the political will to embrace it. But even matters that great... Continue Reading →

Human Rights Situation in Occupied Palestine - by Stephen LendmanOn March 15, 2006, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly 170 to 4 (with only the US, Israel, the Marshall Islands and Palau against) "to establish the Human Rights Council (HRC), based in Geneva, in replacement of the Commission on Human Rights, as a subsidiary organ... Continue Reading →

Internet Threatened by Censorship, Secret Surveillance, and Cybersecurity Laws - by Stephen LendmanAt a time of corporate dominated media, a free and open Internet is democracy's last chance to preserve our First Amendment rights without which all others are threatened. Activists call it Net Neutrality. Media scholar Robert McChesney says without it "the Internet would... Continue Reading →

"Over the Rainbow" - by Stephen LendmanThis writer just completed a six-part series on Ellen Brown's remarkable 2007 book titled "Web of Debt." This article follows from it by picking up on the theme she struck, using L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" as a combination parable, monetary allegory, and political manifesto for... Continue Reading →

Reviewing Ellen Brown's "Web of Debt:" Part VI - by Stephen LendmanThis is the sixth and final article on Ellen Brown's superb 2007 book titled "Web of Debt," now updated in a December 2008 third edition. It tells "the shocking truth about our money system, (how it) trapped us in debt, and how we can... Continue Reading →

The Russell Tribunal on Palestine - by Stephen LendmanAfter two years of "underground" work, it was launched with a "successful press conference" and announcement that:"The Russell Tribunal on Palestine seeks to reaffirm the primacy of international law as the (way to settle) the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." Its work will focus on "the enunciation of law by... Continue Reading →

Reviewing Ellen Brown's "Web of Debt:" Part V - by Stephen LendmanThis is the fifth of several articles on Ellen Brown's superb 2007 book titled "Web of Debt," now updated in a December 2008 third edition. It tells "the shocking truth about our money system, (how it) trapped us in debt, and how we can... Continue Reading →

Reviewing Ellen Brown's "Web of Debt:" Part IV - by Stephen LendmanThis is the fourth in a series of articles on Ellen Brown's superb 2007 book titled "Web of Debt," now updated in a December 2008 third edition. It tells "the shocking truth about our money system, (how it) trapped us in debt, and how... Continue Reading →

Reviewing Ellen Brown's "Web of Debt:" Part III - by Stephen LendmanThis is the third in a series of articles on Ellen Brown's superb 2007 book titled "Web of Debt," now updated in a December 2008 third edition. It tells "the shocking truth about our money system, (how it) trapped us in debt, and how... Continue Reading →