TIJUANA, Mexico—On a bright, warm afternoon in January, women on the streets of Tijuana’s red-light district, Zona Norte, lean on the walls of run-down hotels or “gentlemen’s clubs.” Some stand alone, looking down at their smartphones between catcalling passersby. Some, not wearing masks, stand together and chat. The business of selling sex continues day or…
California-Mexico Coalition Helps Women, Girls in Sex Trade ‘Tolerance Zone’
First Amendment Rights Being Eroded by Technocrats: Director of Citizens for Free Speech
The increased censorship of people’s views expressed on social media by Big Tech companies has been part of an orchestrated attack on the First Amendment, Patrick Wood, director and founder of Citizens for Free Speech, told The Epoch Times. Wood believes that there is an agenda behind the censorship. It would be almost statistically impossible…
Small-Business Owner: ‘Fallout by Next Year Will Be Shocking’
MINNEAPOLIS—The ramifications of the forced shutdowns on thousands of small businesses in Minnesota is going to be huge, says Julie Schroeder, who owns two craft stores in the Minneapolis metro area. “The fallout by this time next year will be shocking,” she told The Epoch Times on Dec. 30, 2020. Schroeder owns two Color Me…
Survival Mode Forces People to Accept Socialism, Communism: Pastor, Refugee From Communist Romania
When people are in desperate need of survival they will be able to accept any solution that gives them hope including government-imposed mandates. Even progressivism, socialism, or communism can be accepted by an anti-communist society as happened to Romania after World War II and can be seen in America right now, said Pastor Cristian Ionescu,…
Survival Mode Forces People to Accept Socialism, Communism: Says Pastor, Refugee From Communist Romania
When people are in desperate need of survival they will be able to accept any solution that gives them hope including government-imposed mandates. Even progressivism, socialism, or communism can be accepted by an anti-communist society as happened to Romania after World War II and can be seen in America right now, said Pastor Cristian Ionescu,…
California Potter Talks Art of Survival, Survival Through Art
BEAUMONT, Calif.—Rich Lopez almost died twice before he started truly living. “The first time I tried to end my life, I was driving on the freeway. I jumped lanes into oncoming traffic. A huge semi was coming right at me. At the last second, I swerved and ended up in a ditch,” he said while…
Boxing Club Owner Pushed to Brink: ‘I Have Nothing Left to Lose’
MINNEAPOLIS—Mark Royce and his wife began 2020 with three boxing clubs and a yoga studio. All four businesses were flourishing and two of the boxing clubs were on the market as they sought to downsize. By the end of 2020, after months of severe shutdowns imposed by the governor, they had one barely-surviving boxing gym…
Engaging in Dialog Can Dissolve ‘Cancel Culture’: President of Summit Ministries
The wave of suppressing people’s voices which spreads widely in the American society has its root in cancel culture which seeks to resolve the differences in views through forceful silencing of opposing opinions, said Dr. Jeff Meyers, president of Summit Ministries. People should engage in a civil debate to hash out the issue and discover…
Michael Yon: ‘Agent Provocateur’ Tactics Were Seen at Jan. 6 Capitol Protest
The throng of people who stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6 during the joint session of Congress was led by Antifa and its agent provocateurs who guided Trump supporters into the Capitol building, Michael Yon, a war correspondent who has covered hundreds of protests, told The Epoch Times’ Crossroads program. Yon was on the…
What Happened in DC on Jan. 6
WASHINGTON—On Jan. 6, supporters of President Donald Trump gathered in the nation’s capital for a demonstration, called the “Save America March.” The plan was to hold a rally in The President’s Park just south of the White House and then march to the Capitol building to demand that Congress and Vice President Mike Pence reject…
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