the dumbest dictator of all Trump fawns over "smart" dictators, then forgets who Kim Jong Un is (video) Carla Sinclair

grooming the mob Dictator-wannabe Donald Trump praises Xi Jinping as a "perfect" leader who rules "with an iron fist" (video) Carla Sinclair

Business Chinese President Xi Jinping reappears for a coronavirus photo opp Xeni Jardin

china From Tiananmen to Occupy Central to the Umbrella Movement to today's General Strike: understanding the Hong Kong uprising Cory Doctorow

corruption Using data-science to evaluate whether Xi Jinping's anti-corruption sweeps were really about consolidating power Cory Doctorow

animals China plans to ban ivory trade "within a year or so." US official: Yes it's a "huge" deal. Xeni Jardin

mistakes Same trucks carrying cooking oil were used to carry fuel Rob Beschizza

politics Trump begs SCOTUS to intervene in his criminal sentencing Jason Weisberger

politics Trump's former advisers say he praised Hitler and other dictators in private Mark Frauenfelder

authoritarianism "It's been a struggle to wake people up" — Expert warns of Trump's authoritarian ambitions for U.S. Presidency Mark Frauenfelder

military US to send bullets laced with depleted uranium to Ukraine Thom Dunn

News How fake news of a coup in China spread Rob Beschizza

cults Soured QAnon follower writes open letter to Trump: "This is starting to get very old" Carla Sinclair

trump Trump reportedly wished COVID would take out John Bolton Kevin Reome

Space China's private space exploration industry is booming Thom Dunn

Murica US image at an all-time low Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction Chinese government releases new guidelines for science fiction Thom Dunn

trump John Bolton's book, packed with dirt on Trump, is out tomorrow Rob Beschizza

the lincoln project The Lincoln Project's new ad hours after Bolton's book excerpts: Trump begs "like a dog" to Xi Jinping Carla Sinclair

politics Bolton book says House impeachment inquiry should have probed Trump beyond Ukraine Xeni Jardin