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Stephen Lendman is a writer, syndicated columnist, activist, News TV personality, and radio show host. He currently writes for MoneyNewsNow.com and VeteransToday.com and hosts, since 2007, a progressive radio show at The Progressive Radio News Hour on The Progressive Radio Network.

Stephen Lendman was born in 1934 in Boston, MA, raised in a modest middle income family, attended public schools, received a Harvard BA in 1956 and a Wharton MBA in 1960. After six years as a marketing research analyst, Lendman became part of a new small family business in 1967, remaining there until retiring in 1999.

Since then, he has devoted his time to progressive causes, extensive reading, and since summer 2005 writing on vital world and national topics, including war and peace, American imperialism, corporate dominance, political persecutions, and a range of other social, economic and political issues.

He is also author of the celebrated books "Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity" and "How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War".

Obama’s Contempt for Venezuelan Democracy

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It’s no surprise. He exceeds the worst of George Bush. He abhors democratic values. He defiles rule of law principles. He governs by diktat authority.

May 16th, 2013 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Another Anti-Assad False Flag

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Since early 2011, Obama’s been waging proxy war on Syria. Imported death squads masquerade as freedom fighters. The scheme’s familiar. It repeats. It reflects US imperialism’s dark side.

May 13th, 2013 | Posted in Editor,Middle East,Syria,World | Read More »

Malcolm Shabazz’s Suspicious Death

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AN said he was killed in Tijuana, Mexico. Unconfirmed reports said “he died early Thursday morning, May 9, 2013, from injuries sustained after he was thrown off a building or shot as he was being robbed.

May 11th, 2013 | Posted in Editor,Politics | Read More »

Willie Manning: Unjustly Sentenced to Death

The Texas death chamber in Huntsville.

Capital punishment is barbaric, unjust and unconscionable. It’s the ultimate denial of human rights. Nothing justifies state-sponsored murder. Wrongfully executing innocent victims alone explains why.

May 9th, 2013 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Editor,Politics | Read More »

America and Israel: Imperial Partners in Crime (Part II)

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In late January, Lebanese military sources reported multiple Israeli violations of Lebanon’s airspace. One or more targets on the Syrian-Lebanese border were struck.

May 6th, 2013 | Posted in Editor,Politics | Read More »

Andy P. Hart: Suicide or Murder?

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On May 1, Truthout’s Jason Leopold reported Hart’s “apparent suicide.” He represented a number of Guantanamo prisoners. More on that below.

May 4th, 2013 | Posted in Editor,Politics | Read More »

Institutionalized Spying on Americans

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Given the capabilities of today’s technology, the only thing protecting us from a full-fledged surveillance society are the legal and political institutions we have inherited as Americans.

May 1st, 2013 | Posted in Editor,Politics | Read More »

Simpson-Bowles 2.0

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Both men represent the nation’s ruling class. They want more wealth transferred from ordinary people to corporate America and privileged elites like themselves. They’re back with plan B. More on that below.

April 30th, 2013 | Posted in Americas,World | Read More »

Syria: Upping the Stakes

A Syrian protester makes a victory sign near their national flag during a protest calling for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down, in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman

Things appear heading closer toward full-scale US intervention. The fullness of time will have final say.

April 30th, 2013 | Posted in Middle East,Syria,World | Read More »

The Bush Legacy

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Throughout his tenure, media scoundrels were largely supportive. They ignored his 2000 electoral theft. In 2004, they did so again.

April 26th, 2013 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Terrorists “R” Us

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State-sponsored terrorism defines US policy. Doublespeak duplicity conceals it. Doublethink manipulates public opinion to ignore inconvenient truths.

April 24th, 2013 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Boston Black Ops: Manufacturing Terror

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Mounting evidence suggests state-sponsored terrorism. Expect more later to confirm it. Cui bono matters most. Powerful interests benefit hugely. Ordinary people lose out.

April 20th, 2013 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Marathon Terror: Homegrown or State-Sponsored

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Boston’s marathon is the modern world’s oldest. It’s the best known. It’s an annual tradition. It’s been held since 1897. It’s one of six World Marathon Majors.

April 18th, 2013 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

New York Times v. North Korea

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The Times is America’s unofficial ministry of information and propaganda. Daily managed news misinformation is featured.

April 15th, 2013 | Posted in Americas,Asia,World | Read More »

Venezuelans Vote

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On Sunday, April 14, PSUV’s Nicolas Maduro (United Socialist Party of Venezuela) faces opposition Rountable of Democratic Unity (MUD) candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski.

April 14th, 2013 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Obama’s Neoliberal Budget

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Main Street America’s in protracted Depression. Conditions go from bad to worse. More than ever, vital stimulus is needed. Lots of it.

April 13th, 2013 | Posted in Economy | Read More »

Bahraini Human Rights Violations Continue

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In summer 2010, sporadic protests began. In mid-February 2011, major ones erupted. Bahrainis want democracy. They want King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalif’s repressive regime replaced.

April 11th, 2013 | Posted in Bahrain,Editor,Middle East,World | Read More »

Thatcherism

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Thatcherism represents Chicago School fundamentalism writ large. She’s gone. She won’t be missed.

April 10th, 2013 | Posted in Britain United Kingdom,Economy,World | Read More »

Obama’s War on Social America

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Obama, Republicans and most democrats are in lockstep. They claim Medicare and Social Security are going broke. They lie saying so.

April 10th, 2013 | Posted in Editor,Politics | Read More »

Playing the North Korea Card

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For decades, North Korea’s wanted normalized relations with Washington. It’s been repeatedly rebuffed. Promises made were broken. America needs enemies.

April 5th, 2013 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Public Banking: What Better Time Than Now

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Money power in private hands games the system. It does so destructively. Controlling money, credit and debt for private enrichment assures speculation, booms, busts, inflation, deflation, instability, crisis, recessions and depressions.

April 5th, 2013 | Posted in Economy | Read More »

Tariq Aziz: Victim of US Imperialism

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He’s ill, isolated and fading. His life hangs in the balance. Washington likely wants him dead. He blames America, Israel and Britain. They bear responsibility for destroying Iraq. More on him below.

April 4th, 2013 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

America’s War on North Korea

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On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended. An uneasy armistice persists. The heavily fortified 2.5 mile Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separates North and South. Occasional incidents occur.

April 2nd, 2013 | Posted in Editor,Politics | Read More »

Depositor Haircuts: The New Normal

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Looting Cypriot bank accounts reflects the new normal. It set a precedent. It did so for Europe. More on that below.

March 30th, 2013 | Posted in Economy | Read More »

Destroying Public Education in Chicago

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It’s on the chopping block for elimination. It’s happening nationwide. Chicago perhaps reflects the epicenter of what’s wrong.

March 28th, 2013 | Posted in Editor,Politics | Read More »

Cyprus Postmortems

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Solutions worse than problems don’t resolve them. Cypriots face protracted hard times. Former IMF chief economist Michael Mussa explained three kinds of crises: liquidity, solvency and stupidity.

March 28th, 2013 | Posted in Economy | Read More »

Obama Spurns Palestinian Rights

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He frankly doesn’t give a damn. He spent three days in Israel. He showed one-sided support. He gave Palestinians short shrift. He spent token time in Ramallah.

March 26th, 2013 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Shameless NYT Defense of Obamacare

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Obamacare is a healthcare rationing scheme. It enriches insurers, drug companies and large hospital chains.

Universal, single-payer coverage alone works. Obama and complicit Democrats spurned it.

March 25th, 2013 | Posted in Editor,Politics | Read More »

Payday Loans: Modern Day Usury

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Payday loans let predatory lenders rip off unwary borrowers. They provide short-term unsecured quick cash. It comes at a high price. It matches the worst of loan shark practices.

March 25th, 2013 | Posted in Economy | Read More »

Unbreakable US – Israeli Ties

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Longstanding US/Israeli ties remain firm. Obama’s visit reinforces them. It does more.

It assures continued support. It endorses hardline extremism. It affirms occupation harshness. It lets Israel do what it pleases.

March 22nd, 2013 | Posted in Editor,Israel,Middle East,World | Read More »

 

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