Tag: Social Issues

ESG Advocates Say Anti-ESG Movement Creating ‘Concerns and Challenges’

It’s counterstrike time: the Republican-led movement against environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investing came under fire at a major environmental conference on May 30. “I don’t think there’s any chance that the anti-ESG movement will win,” said Witold Henisz, a vice dean and faculty director of the ESG Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania’s…


PetSmart Latest Company to Face Outrage Over LGBT Pride Promotion

PetSmart has become the latest brand name to face online backlash over the promotion of LGBT-themed merchandise, as social media users continue to call for the pet supplies superstore to be added to a boycott list that already includes Target and Bud Light. The company came under fire on social media because of its new…


Criminals ‘Can Find Everything’ About You, Warns Surveillance Expert

Artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced to such a level that criminals can now surveil and know “everything” about their targets, including predicting where the targets could be at some point in the future, experts warn. “There are services online that can use a photo of you, and I can find everything. Every instance of your…


LA Dodgers Flip-Flop on Including Nun-Mocking Drag Group in Pride Night Festivities

Despite outrage by some fans, the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team has reaffirmed an invitation to the drag ensemble Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to perform at its Pride Night game on June 16. The Dodgers announced the drag group’s appearance, then canceled the appearance after public pressure. The MLB team now has canceled the cancelation…


LIVE NOW: Maine Medical Board Hearing on Suspension of Dr. Nass’ License Continues (May 30)

The Maine Medical Board holds its fifth hearing on the licensure of Dr. Meryl Nass on May 30 from 9 a.m. ET. …


Maine Medical Board Hearing on Suspension of Dr. Nass’ License Continues (May 30)

The Maine Medical Board holds its fifth hearing on the licensure of Dr. Meryl Nass on May 30 from 9 a.m. ET. …


Remembering Veterans Takes Front and Center on Memorial Day in Arizona Community

ASH FORK, Ariz.—A soldier may go to war and fall on the battlefield. But only a forgotten soldier truly dies. That’s how James A. Foster Jr., vice-commander of American Legion Post 57 in Ash Fork, Arizona, described it during a ceremony honoring veterans in Ash Fork Settlers Cemetery on Memorial Day. As the 50 people…


Ban on Panhandling, Loitering on Alabama Roads Officially Signed into Law

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, has approved a new bill that will make it illegal to panhandle or loiter on state highways and roadways. The legislation, referred to as HB 24 (pdf), prohibits individuals from engaging in panhandling or loitering activities on specific state roads, including the Boulevard, Atlanta Highway, Vaughn Road, and Taylor Road…


Feminists Protest Against Transgender Athletes Policy in California

CLOVIS, Calif.—Women’s rights advocates held a protest against the California Interscholastic Federation’s (CIF) gender policy on May 27 at a high school competition, even though the two transgender athletes had withdrawn from the race. The policy or interpretation of the policy would allow transgender athletes who are biological males to attend females’ races in state…


Land-Use Protester Escapes China for Fear of Being ‘Disappeared’

A Chinese agriculturalist escaped his motherland after realizing local authorities could make him “disappear” at any moment after depriving him of his right to reclaim land—and using hired thugs to put him heavily in debt. “There’s no law in China,” he told the Chinese-language edition of The Epoch Times on May 4. He Yu, a…