Susan Hughes

Recent news stories have revealed the breathtaking scope of President Obama's indiscriminate spying on American citizens who aren't suspected of any wrongdoing.‬‪ There is something fundamentally un-American and deeply undemocratic about this kind of government surveillance.‬ ‪‪ But since 9/11, we

How can a politician accused in a gang-rape case, chair the hearings for India's new anti-rape law?   And this is being allowed by Sonia Gandhi, the most powerful politician in India?  Why would she allow it? Does she have a personal reason? It is very important Sonian Gandhi and the government

A 5 year old is gang raped in Delhi and the police refuses to act on the case. Then they try to squash the rape report and beat up women protestors. The police chief, Neeraj Kumar, says he's satisfied with the way his force is and that he takes no "moral responsibility" and will not give up his seat

Oxfam's done 18 months of research on the top 10 food and beverage companies and the impacts of their policies on major social and environmental issues. What did we find? All 10 could be doing a lot more to help make our world a better place.  Specifically, the world's biggest cocoa buyers – Mars,