Occidental College
Assistant Professor of Sociology at Occidental College
PROFILE
Danielle Dirks
Guest
FROM Danielle Dirks
Which Way, L.A.?
Do Colleges Mishandle Sexual Assaults on Campus In April, students and faculty at Occidental College filed federal complaints about campus handling of rape and sexual assault cases. Now they're working with women at USC, and the US Department of Education is investigating . Danielle Dirks is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Occidental.
Recommended
To the Point
Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?
To the Point
Janesville and the American Dream Janesville, Wisconsin is the hometown of Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. But he couldn’t prevent the closing of the General Motors factory after 100 years. On this Memorial Day rebroadcast of To the Point, we hear what’s happened to what once was a model of American middle-class unity.
To the Point
Venezuela spirals into economic and political chaos Venezuela, a country whose potential for prosperity is unmatched, finds itself on the verge of civil war. What sustains the repressive government? With time running out, guest host León Krauze looks at what the international community can do to pull the country from the edge of collapse.