Beginning February 27, Lendman will host three weekly Progressive Radio News Hour programs featuring cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on world and national issues.Thursdays live for 30 minutes at 10AM US Central time; andSaturdays and Sundays live for an hour at noon US Central time.All programs are archived for easy listening.Past Republic Broadcasting (RNB) ones... Continue Reading →

America's Supremes: Court Over Constitution - by Stephen LendmanOn October 13, 1932, in laying the Supreme Court Building's cornerstone, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes said: "The Republic endures and this is the symbol of its faith." The words "Equal Justice Under Law" adorn its west facade. Facing east is the motto "Justice, the Guardian of... Continue Reading →

Global Sweatshop Wage Slavery - by Stephen LendmanIn its mission statement, the National Labor Committee (NLC) highlights the problem stating:"Transnational corporations (TNCs) now roam the world to find the cheapest and most vulnerable workers." They're mostly young women in poor countries like China, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Haiti, and many others working up to... Continue Reading →

Israeli Unaccountability and Denial: Suppressing the Practice of Torture - by Stephen LendmanThe Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PACTI - stoptorture.org) "believes that torture and ill-treatment of any kind and under all circumstances is incompatible with the moral values of democracy and the rule of law." Yet it's systematically practiced by the Israeli Police,... Continue Reading →

American Genocides: Is Haiti Next? - by Stephen LendmanDistinguished historian, scholar and activist Gabriel Kolko studied "the nature and purpose of (American) power (since) the 1870s," calling it "violen(t), racis(t), repressi(ve) at home and abroad (and) cultural(ly) mendaci(ous)." It's been the same since inception, historian Howard Zinn calling colonial America:"a class society from the beginning.... Continue Reading →

The Lendman News Hour Guests for February 22 - 26, 2010Dates:Monday, February 22 - Ellen BrownTuesday, February 23 - Keith Harmon SnowWednesday, February 24 - Rich WilesThursday, February 25 - Monday's program repeatedFriday, February 26 - Jack RasmusTime: 10AM US Central timeEllen Brown is a civil litigation attorney, author, and frequent writer on financial issues.... Continue Reading →

Selling Out America to Wall Street - by Stephen LendmanProject Censored's top 2010 story was "US Congress Sells Out to Wall Street," highlighting that since 2001, "eight of the most troubled firms have donated $64.2 million to congressional candidates, presidential candidates and the Republican and Democratic parties." It's no surprise that they own them, what... Continue Reading →

Israeli Abusive Administrative Detentions - by Stephen LendmanB'Tselem is the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. Hamoked is the Center for the Defence of the Individual, an Israeli human rights organization, aiding Palestinians whose rights Israel violates. In October 2009, they jointly published a report titled, "Without Trial: Administrative detention of... Continue Reading →

MK-ULTRA: The CIA's Mind Control Program - by Stephen LendmanMK-ULTRA was the code name for a secret CIA mind control program, begun in 1953, under Director Allen Dulles. Its purpose was multifold, including to perfect a truth drug for interrogating suspected Soviet spies during the Cold War. It followed earlier WW II hypnosis, primitive drugs... Continue Reading →

Haiti Is Open for Business - by Stephen LendmanIn December 1984, Canada's conservative prime minister, Brian Mulroney, told the New York Economic Club that "Canada is open for business," meaning US companies were welcome, the two countries would work for greater economic integration, America's sovereignty took precedence of his own, and corporate interests from both... Continue Reading →