He’s about to metamorphose from world’s most powerful human to financially and legally challenged pariah. His only ally? The mob. January 15, 2021 Shortly before the 2016 election, when reports surfaced that Donald Trump had used legal loopholes to avoid paying his taxes, Rudy Giuliani called him a “genius” for working these dodges so successfully.…...
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From Jack Ma to extraterritorial laws, the government is throwing its weight aroundWHEN AMERICA slammed sanctions on Huawei, barring its firms from supplying the Chinese telecoms-gear titan on national-security grounds, China’s state media predicted this would spur innovation in the local technology industry. In time, it may well do. For now, much of the innovating…...
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The American political and legal systems are working just fine, despite a few hiccups. Meanwhile, American corporations are depriving citizens of basic rights and freedoms and destroying our democracy.Read Full Article »...
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Despite being the CEO of both Twitter and the payments company Square, Jack Dorsey has an aw-shucks habit of seeming uncomfortable with the power he wields. On Wednesday, he tweeted a stem-winding thread explaining Twitter’s decision to suspend President Trump’s account for inciting the deadly Capitol Hill riot. Saying he felt no pride over the…...
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In the wake of the deadly January 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump, some Republicans have broken away to support impeachment or otherwise criticize the president for catalyzing the mob. Leading the charge, according to some dewy-eyed commentators, are former Vice President Dick Cheney and his scion, Congresswoman Liz Cheney…...
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The United States is in the middle of its most turbulent transition of governments in over a century.On Jan. 6 hundreds of rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol, disrupting the constitutionally mandated counting of electoral votes by Congress and resulting in five deaths. Federal law enforcement has warned of potential violent demonstrations at every state capitol…...
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(This story originally appeared in on Jan 16, 2021)MUMBAI: US-based companies, such as IT services companies and staffing companies, that sponsor H-1B visa holders and depute them to work at customer sites, face a new stumbling block. A final rule, signed by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on January 14, redefines the term…...
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Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP (Getty Images)With the president impeached for a second time by the House of Representatives, stemming from his incitement of last Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol, there’s been certain murmurings among legal experts and members of Congress concerning whether Donald Trump could be forever barred from holding public office again if convicted.The…...
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Fulton County's district attorney is seriously considering launching a criminal investigation into President Donald Trump, according to The New York Times. This follows calls by a watchdog group and Democratic lawmakers to have Trump investigated for interfering in the 2020 election. The only Democrat on Georgia's state election board is demanding that an inquiry launch…...
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This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. After years of resisting calls to take action against Donald Trump, the top internet platforms — including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube — moved swiftly this month to lock the US President out. The effort to de-platform Trump began as…...
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