Historian Alfred McCoy says the United States is "an empire in decline," exhibiting the same "irrationality" as previous declining powers. https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/13/alfred_mccoy_cold_war_on_five | Democracy Now!

Journalist Laura Jedeed was hired as an ICE deportation officer after a six-minute interview at a job fair in Texas, despite never signing any paperwork, not having completed a background check, likely failing a drug test, and publicly sharing her opposition to the Trump administration and its anti-immigrant crackdown. More: https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/14/laura_jedeed_ice | Democracy Now!