March 22, 2020 | Astute News

Iran’s IMF Request Shows Just How Desperate It’s Become

March 22, 2020

The combination of crippling American sanctions, the compliance with the aforesaid by the US' "comprehensive global strategic partner" India (formerly one of Tehran's top energy partners) out of fear …

17 Years Later: The Consequences of Invading Iraq

March 22, 2020

Opinion

While the world is consumed with the terrifying coronavirus pandemic, on March 19 the Trump administration will be marking the 17th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq by ramping up the…

COVID-19 Global Lockdown

March 22, 2020

Opinion

Let’s try a little thought experiment. Just for fun. To pass the time while we’re indefinitely locked down inside our homes, compulsively checking the Covid-19 “active cases” and “total death” count, …

US Government Threatens Families of Int’l Criminal Court Staff If They Try Americans for War Crimes

March 22, 2020

Opinion

The International Criminal Court approved an investigation into US war crimes in Afghanistan. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded by threatening to punish family members of ICC staff. US Secretar…

A Tale of Two Foreign Policies: The Train-Wreck Abroad Is Bipartisan

March 22, 2020

Opinion

Now that the Democratic Party has apparently succeeded in getting rid of the only two voices among its presidential candidates that actually deviated from the establishment consensus, it appears that …

Coronavirus Debunks Myths of Western Liberal Ideology

March 22, 2020

Opinion

“Healthcare is not a right.” This has been a favored talking point of American conservatives, Libertarians, and advocates of the free market.Roger Stark, of the Washington Times, articulated this conc…

Omens of the End? COVID-19 Not the Only Thing You should be Scared of This Spring

March 22, 2020

Opinion

A palpable dread has gripped the entire planet as its wired denizens are given a non-stop drip of information on the coronavirus, to the point where there seems to be some truth in the adage ‘ignoranc…

Banks are Going to Drown in an Ocean of Defaults

March 22, 2020

Opinion

On November 6, 2000, then US presidential candidate George W. Bush told a crowd of cheering supporters, “they misunderestimated me.” Now, if English is not your native language, allow me to clear the …