Putin Straight Talk at the Valdai International Discussion Club by Stephen Lendman He’s an effective antidote to Obama, Bill and Hillary doubletalk and serial lying - a leader who says what he means and means what he says. Addressing the Valdai International Discussion Club’s 13th annual meeting in Sochi, Russia, this year’s theme “The Future... Continue Reading →

Dining Service Workers Defeat Mighty Harvard by Stephen Lendman A previous article discussed strike action by Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) workers, their only walkout ever during an academic year. I explained my special interest in their struggle. In my junior and senior years, as a member of Harvard’s class of 1956, I worked part-time... Continue Reading →

Western Warplanes Terror-Bomb Syrian School, Russia Irresponsibly Blamed by Stephen Lendman Whenever US and/or “coalition” warplanes terror-bomb Syrian schools, hospitals, residential areas, other civilian sites, and vital infrastructure, Moscow and/or Damascus are irresponsibly blamed. On Wednesday, an Idlib province school was terror-bombed. According to the UK-based/Western funded Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a shamless... Continue Reading →

NATO Head Stokes Tensions with Russia by Stephen Lendman America dominates NATO. The alliance serves its imperial interests. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks for Washington. On October 26, at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Russia was a key topic. Stoltenberg’s hostile comments contribute to heightened East/West tensions. “Close to our borders, Russia continues... Continue Reading →

Is US Planning Another Coup Attempt in Venezuela? by Stephen Lendman Earlier US attempts to replace Venezuela’s democratically elected Bolivarian government with puppet rule beholden to Washington failed. According to United Socialist Party (PSUV) parliamentary vice president Diosdado Cabello, US-supported fascist opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) leaders intend initiating a regime change plot. Dubbed “Plan... Continue Reading →

NYT Editors Oppose Venezuelan Democracy by Stephen Lendman NYT editors opposed Bolivarian fairness from inception, denigrating Hugo Chavez shamelessly throughout his tenure, treating Nicolas Maduro the same - siding with US-supported fascists, wanting tyranny replacing democratic governance. On Wednesday, they lied, accusing Maduro of “authoritarian rule and epic economic mismanagement.” They ignored US economic war... Continue Reading →

US Ballot Choices for President: War on Russia or Normalized Relations by Stephen Lendman Businessman Trump would rather profit from relations with Russia than bomb it. Neocon hawk Hillary risks waging potentially cataclysmic nuclear war. Which agenda do you support? A simple choice. Wall Street, war profiteers, media scoundrels, corporate pollsters, and bipartisan lunatics infesting... Continue Reading →

US and Turkey Aided ISIS Attack on Kirkuk, Iraq Last Week by Stephen Lendman Last week, Pentagon and Turkish aircraft airlifted ISIS fighters from Turkey and al-Hawija (30 miles west of Kirkuk) to Leilan and Daqouq, south of the city - facilitating the subsequent terror attack last Friday, killing an estimated 40 people, mostly Iraqi... Continue Reading →

Israel’s Lieberman Threatens Gazans with Genocide by Stephen Lendman  Minister of war Avigdor Lieberman is part of Israel’s lunatic fringe - ruthless, lawless, racist, militant, extremist and nightmarish for Palestinians. A former nightclub bouncer in Moldova before moving to Israel in 1978, he heads the ultranationalist Israel Beiteinu party. Its agenda includes no concessions, no... Continue Reading →

US-Led Coalition Warplanes Killing Civilians, Media Scoundrels Silent by Stephen Lendman When Russian and Syrian warplanes target terrorists, false accusations of killing civilians follow. When US-led coalition terror-bombing massacres noncombatants, media scoundrels report nothing. On October 26, Amnesty International (AI) headlined “USA must come clean about civilian deaths caused by coalition airstrikes in Syria,” saying:... Continue Reading →