By: Stephen Lendman Straightjacket Eurozone rules trap 17 dissimilar countries. Greece proved most vulnerable. It’s cratering under imposed austerity. It’s the epicenter of Europe’s deepening economic crisis. Fed up Greeks [...]
By: Stephen Lendman America’s longstanding agenda targets both countries. Israel wants regional rivals removed. Washington wants independent regimes replaced by pro-Western puppet ones. All options are considered, including war. For [...]
By: Stephen Lendman Independent observers knew it long ago. Today’s global economic crisis provides added confirmation. In 2008, a staunch champion of the system expressed second thoughts. More on him [...]
By: Stephen Lendman The morning after election Sunday, French and Greek voters have major issues unresolved. Austerity harmed people in both countries. Technocrats remain in charge. Odds remain long for [...]
By: Stephen Lendman America’s First Amendment affirms it. So does Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It states “(e)veryone has the right to freedom of opinion and [...]
By: Stephen Lendman France replicates most Western societies. Elections give voters little choice at best. Most often there’s none. Two dominant parties usually compete. In France, there’s three. On April [...]
By: Stephen Lendman Replicating post-WW II occupations is planned. Sixty-seven years after war’s end, US troops still occupy Germany, Japan and Korea. They’re part of America’s growing empire of bases. [...]
By: Stephen Lendman After 12 years in office, Chavez remains overwhelmingly favored for reelection in October. Given the alternative, most Venezuelans have a clear choice. Poll numbers predict a sweep. [...]
By: Stephen Lendman Like better known war profiteers, NGOs also cash in. A Centre for the Study of Interventionism (CSI) report discussed it. CSI challenges interventionist notions. Exponents believe “military violence” should [...]
Since 2009, an ocean of easy money saved American, EU, and Japanese economies from collapse. Never before historically did the world’s largest central banks abandon reason and go “absolutely berserk,” according to financial expert Martin Weiss. Earlier ones alone did it. Four is unprecedented and dangerously reckless. So far they’re swimming above water together. Eventually they’ll sink when “the money drug stops working.” Diminishing returns eventually follow, then perhaps crashes when things spin out of control.
