Tag: Social Issues

Protests in Shanghai and Beijing as Anger Over China’s COVID-19 Curbs Mounts

SHANGHAI/BEIJING—Crowds of demonstrators in Shanghai shouted and held up blank sheets of papers early on Sunday evening, as protests flared in China against heavy COVID-19 curbs following a deadly fire in the country’s far west sparked widespread anger. The wave of civil disobedience, which has included protests in cities including Beijing and Urumqi, where the…


Protests Spread Across China Over COVID-19 Curbs

Crowds of demonstrators in Shanghai shouted and held up blank sheets of paper early on Sunday evening, as protests flared in China against heavy COVID-19 curbs following a deadly fire in the country’s far west sparked widespread anger. The wave of civil disobedience, which has included protests in cities including Beijing and Urumqi, where the…


‘Step Down CCP! Step Down Xi Jinping!’: Protests Erupt Across China Over COVID-19 Curbs

Protests erupted through Chinese cities and campuses during the weekend, with some residents calling for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its top leader to step down, an unprecedented show of defiance in decades. The widespread demonstration, from the capital of Beijing to the southern city of Nanjing, came after an outpouring of public anger…


PREMIERING NOW: Jennifer Sey: Wokeism Is a Costume Elites Wear to Pretend They Care About Social Justice

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET. “I was a traitor to what has become almost like a religion … which maniacally upheld these ideals that COVID restrictions were for the good of the masses, when in fact, they were doing such great harm.” We sit down with Jennifer Sey,…


Jennifer Sey: Wokeism Is a Costume Elites Wear to Pretend They Care About Social Justice

“I was a traitor to what has become almost like a religion … which maniacally upheld these ideals that COVID restrictions were for the good of the masses, when in fact, they were doing such great harm.” We sit down with Jennifer Sey, who was on track to become CEO of Levi Strauss & Co….


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Jennifer Sey: Wokeism Is a Costume Elites Wear to Pretend They Care About Social Justice

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET. “I was a traitor to what has become almost like a religion … which maniacally upheld these ideals that COVID restrictions were for the good of the masses, when in fact, they were doing such great harm.” We sit down with Jennifer Sey,…


At Least 10 Killed in Apartment Fire in Northwest China’s Xinjiang

BEIJING—A fire in an apartment building in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region killed at least 10 people and injured at least nine, authorities said Friday, amid stringent lockdowns that have left many residents in the area stuck in their homes for more than three months. The fire broke out Thursday night in the regional capital of…


PREMIERING 11/26 at 7:30PM ET: Jennifer Sey: Wokeism Is a Costume Elites Wear to Pretend They Care About Social Justice

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET. “I was a traitor to what has become almost like a religion … which maniacally upheld these ideals that COVID restrictions were for the good of the masses, when in fact, they were doing such great harm.” We sit down with Jennifer Sey,…


To America’s Permissive Addiction ‘Fix,’ Critics Just Say No

After nine years as a homeless drug addict in Los Angeles, Jared Klickstein finally checked himself into a drug treatment center. Unlike the program he had gone to six years before, which had hot tubs, acupuncture, and trips to the beach, this one, in North Hollywood, was deadly serious about personal responsibility. Clients kept a…


Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates 6-Week Abortion Ban, Putting Earlier Order on Hold

The Georgia Supreme Court on Nov. 23 reinstated the state’s ban on abortions after six weeks into a pregnancy. The move temporarily ends access to later abortions ruled by a state judge a week ago. In a single-page ruling (pdf) issued Wednesday, the court overturned a lower court’s recent decision to block the Georgia law….