The University of Virginia has been spotlighted in the discussion about rape culture and sexual assault on college campuses after a Rolling Stone article detailed a story of rape and suppression at a university fraternity. Gawker responded to the article calling for the end of fraternities as a means of putting an end to pervasive issue. Is this really the …
Ferguson Grand Jury, Protests + Police Defense For Shooting Michael Brown
Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri has explained why he shot the teen in an ABC News interview with George Stephanopoulos. The interview is the first time Wilson has spoken publicly about the incident and comes a day after a St. Louis County grand jury decided not to indict him for the shooting. We …
Is India Ready For Feminism?
Women in India have been facing a social crisis, with widespread sexual attacks and inequality straining society and tarnishing the perception of the country abroad. Women of the slums of Delhi, the complicated issue of abortion, and the unlikely intervention of feminist icon Gloria Steinem are discussed with activist, author and Steinem collaborator Ruchira Gupta, in this excerpt from the …
Google Break-Up Proposed by EU Parliament
Google may have to split up its business in Europe as European Parliament is now trying to pass a resolution, which would separate Google’s search operations from the rest of the company’s services. Google currently owns 90% of the search market in Europe leading regulators to accuse them of breaking competition laws and of creating a monopoly that’s killing the …
JFK, The Mafia and Illuminati with Jack O’Halloran
The JFK assassination, mafia in Dallas, and the conspiracy of politicians in conjunction with the illuminati is discussed with boxer, author, and actor-Jack O’Halloran. Was Lee Harvey Oswald just a patsy for the murder of Kennedy? What role did organized crime really play in the conspiracy? O’Halloran shares his experience as an upstanding relation to the mafia to shed light …
THE SELLING OF INNOCENTS with Ruchira Gupta on Talk Show with Harper Simon
<div class=”video-container”></div> THE SELLING OF INNOCENTS, and the fight to end sex trafficking in India is shared by Ruchira Gupta. We discuss the endemic corruption and exploitative sexual politics that have been used to oppress millions in India, and the ongoing movement to educate women and break the cycle of corruption in this eye-opening episode of Talk Show with Harper …
Amnesty International Slams UAE Ahead of F1 Race
Amnesty International has accused the UAE (United Arab Emirates) of human rights violations just ahead of the upcoming Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in a report entitled “There is No Freedom Here: Silencing Dissent in the UAE.” The report accuses the UAE of being a repressive state where those who express political dissent can be tossed in jail. We look at …