Is Donald Trump tweeting the U.S. into a war on North Korea?
Donald Trump and the Coming Fall of the American Empire: A new book by historian Alfred McCoy predicts that China is set to surpass the influence of the U.S. globally, both militarily and economically, by the year 2030.
Troops in Cameroon tortured and killed prisoners at a military base that is used by U.S. personnel for drone surveillance.
Donald Trump dropped the ball on paperwork to officially resign from several businesses. A review of state corporate records by The Intercept shows that the “wall” between Trump’s presidency and his businesses is even flimsier than was promised.
“Show me your papers” becomes “open your eyes” as border sheriffs expand iris surveillance. Iris recognition is just the latest surveillance technology helping fortify what the White House hopes will make up a “digital wall.”
Flimsy evidence and fringe sources landed people on a secretive banking watchlist. The World-Check database included a 9-month-old baby, along with groups like Human Rights Watch and Greenpeace.
What’s the perfect gift for a world leader who has everything? How about secretly buying a $25 million oil tanker for his family? That’s what Azeri billionaire Mübariz Mansimov did for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the increasingly authoritarian Turkish president, back in 2008.
