June 2, 2020 | Astute News

The US’ Millennium Challenge Corporation Could Reshape Nepal’s Geostrategic Role

June 2, 2020 Opinion

The extremely geostrategic state of Nepal is in a conundrum over whether to respect the previous government's agreement to accept a $500 million "grant" from the US' "Millennium Challenge Corporation"…

The Volleys of an Information War Against China

June 2, 2020 Opinion

A strategic information campaign against a particular state usually involves a number of elements and layers. While officials and diplomats gradually increase the aggressiveness of their rhetoric, “in…

Has Coronavirus Pandemic Really Destroyed Globalization?

June 2, 2020 Opinion

The coronavirus pandemic has not only created contradictory information on the best ways to deal with it, on whether there are cures and vaccinations, or whether there will be a second wave, but they …

The “Lockdown” Has Turned America Into a Despotic, Cash-Strapped Basket-Case

June 2, 2020 Opinion

“… and when we look back on this in two years time, from the ruins of our economy and the ruins of our liberty, we will want to see some kind of justice, that the people who made this decision should …

Trump the Peace Candidate? This President Abhors International Treaties

June 2, 2020 Opinion

Let us consider why the Donald Trump White House is currently considering detonating a nuclear weapon. It would be the first “test” of a nuke since 1992 and is clearly intended to send a message that …

Does Democracy Protect Against Fascism?

June 2, 2020 Opinion

For two hundred years, the United States has stood as the poster-child of democracy, while expediting its enemies with energy to spare. But questions about the future are suddenly causing the Washingt…

The Future of Forever War, American-Style

June 2, 2020 Opinion

Covid-19, an ongoing global human tragedy, may have at least one silver lining. It has led millions of people to question America’s most malignant policies at home and abroad. Regarding Washington’s w…

Social Media’s Plantation of the Mind

June 2, 2020 Opinion

I've been discussing the neocolonial-plantation structure of the U.S. economy since 2008, and now this model has reached perfection in social media's Plantation of the Mind. Once you're firmly en…