Ghislane Maxwell goes to trial. 

Best friend and sex-trafficking accomplice to Epstein, now in front of a judge at last.

This court case could potentially air the dirty, dark, and sinister laundry of the rich and powerful. 

The attempts by the media and governments to distract from this case are obvious and many.

We are seeing the characteristics of dictatorships seeping into our democracies.

What can we learn from the rise and fall of past dictatorships to prevent them from obtaining power today?