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Opinions
These are the most current opinion columns on Freedom's Phoenix:
Turkey's Tyrannical Rule
Stephen LendmanTurkey
CONNECTING THE DOTS
National Health Care, Or Is It Sick Care?
Frosty WooldridgeA stroll through the Midwest, east coast and west coast shows millions of Americans laboring to walk down the street with so much fat hanging over their belts or under their dresses.
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS/SEMI-SATIRE: March 12, 2017 Edition by John Semmens
John SemmensPelosi Warns of an American Holocaust A Bureau of Labor Statistics report indicating that more than 900,000 have left the ranks of the leisure class and joined the workforce since Trump's inauguration was cast as "the start of an American holoca
Is Israel Planning Another War on Lebanon?
Stephen LendmanIsrael
Legislation to Stop Arming Terrorists Introduced in US Senate
Stephen Lendmanterrorism
Trump and Palestinian Puppet President Speak by Phone
Stephen LendmanTrump
Unaffordable Healthcare in America
Stephen Lendmanhealthcare
US Mission Creep in Syria and Iraq
Stephen Lendmanimperialism
Greater US Aggression Under Trump Coming?
Stephen LendmanTrump
Trump Threatens Europe?
Stephen LendmanTrump
War Criminal Obama Wins JFK Profile in Courage Award
Stephen LendmanObama
Remembering The Alamo
Chuck BaldwinThis past Monday, March 6, marked the anniversary of the fall of the Alamo outside of San Antonio, Texas, back in 1836. This event is so significant in my mind that I always try to devote a column that honors the heroism of these men on or around the
Trump Picks Ambassadors to NATO and Russia
Stephen LendmanTrump
Brilliant: Why few women are in positions of power
Menckens GhostThe discussion is brilliant, direct, politically-incorrect, and spot-on--and it took place on a college campus. It's also fairly long, because, to avoid being typecast as a Neanderthal male, it takes more than sound bites to debunk the canards, nost
Political Realities of Replacing ObamaCare
Menckens GhostBelow is the Wall Street Journal's lead editorial of today on the political realities of replacing ObamaCare. It is spot-on in its assessment that the Ryan plan is about the best that can be achieved politically, and that failure to enact it will le
WikiLeaks Releases Documents on CIA Hacking Tools
Stephen LendmanWikiLeaks
Remembering Lynne Stewart
Stephen LendmanLynne Stewart
Opposition to Trumpcare
Stephen LendmanTrumpcare
Trump Raises the Stakes in Syria
Stephen LendmanSyria
China's Report on US Human Rights Abuses
Stephen LendmanChina
Poor Productivity Is the Pink Elephant in the Economy
Menckens GhostTrump is another president in a long line of presidents with a magical plan to restore the economy to high growth, especially for the working class. But other than some temporary blips, the nation hasn't seen sustained high growth since the eco
Racist Israeli Bill Aims to Muffle Islami Calls to Prayer
Stephen LendmanIsrael
Trump's Pay or Die Healthcare Plan
Stephen Lendmanhealthcare
Hawaii Challenges Trump's Travel Ban
Stephen LendmanTrump
NYT Healthcare Legislation Hypocrisy
Stephen Lendmanhealthcare
Ben Carson Calls Black Slaves Immigrants
Stephen LendmanCarson
Bahrain Regime Moves to Eliminate Opposition
Stephen LendmanBahrain
Trump Co-opted to Stay Hardline on Russia
Stephen LendmanRussia
Regime Brutality in Iraq
Stephen LendmanIraq
