I’ve been noticing videos going viral the last few days, some with millions of views, about Muslim women bravely fighting to free themselves from oppression in the Middle East. The videos, curiously, are being shared enthusiastically by many Republicans and pro-Israel hawks, who aren’t traditionally the sort of crowd you see rallying to support the civil rights of Muslims. Read More…
‘After suffering at the hands of the Deutsche [Bank] executives I will not join them simply because I cannot beat them.’ A Deutsche Bank whistleblower rejected his portion of a $16.5 million award for exposing corporate crime because the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) let bank officials off the hook, he said Thursday. Former risk Read More…
A Banksy painting “self-destructed” Friday evening on the auction podium at Sotheby’s New Bond Street location in London after being sold for 1.04 million pounds. The spray-painted canvas “Girl With Balloon” was subjected to furious bidding at the Contemporary Art Evening Sale with a winning bid by telephone, fetching more than three times its pre-sale estimate Read More…