North America | United States | Corruption

Keila Ravelo: From ‘Women Worth Watching’ to Under Arrest

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Just weeks before she quit her job at a white-shoe law firm in New York and was arrested on charges of stealing more than $5 million from two former employers and a client, Keila Ravelo was named one of 100 “Women Worth Watching” by a diversity publication. Ms. Ravelo’s photo and bio are still posted on the website of Profiles in Diversity Journal even though she is now facing criminal charges that could send her to prison. Other alleged actions by Ms. Ravelo could unravel the largest antitrust settlement in history – a $6 billion pact between Visa, MasterCard and millions of mercha
North America | United States | Activism

Filmmaker Laura Poitras Sues US Over ‘Kafkaesque’ Harassment

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Award-winning journalist and filmmaker Laura Poitras on Monday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. intelligence agencies for subjecting her to what she called "Kafkaesque" harassment at airports throughout the U.S. and the world on dozens of occasions. Poitras, who won an Academy Award last year for Citizenfour, the documentary about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, said she has been detained, searched without warrant, interrogated for hours, and had vital belongings confiscated more than 50 times over the course of six years—without ever being charged w
Middle East | Israel | Ethics

Israel’s culture minister threatens left-wing artists

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In the few weeks that have passed since she became the minister of culture and sports, Miri Regev, who is a member of the ruling Likud party, has been attacking specific artists and shows. “We won the election and you lost so I can decide that none of your institutions will get any funds,” Regev said recently at a meeting with a few of the leading directors of Israeli theaters. She also added that it is “under my authority to decide where the money goes and I can forward all available funds to the settlements or only certain towns if I wish to.” If artists rebel against her pri