In a 52-45 vote, the Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), blocked fast-track legislation that would have paved the way for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), despite President Obama’s goal of moving the deal forward. The free-trade deal could potentially take away jobs from U.S. workers and put the U.S. into a problematic economic relationship […]
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Activists Stay the Course Against Trade Deal
Activists opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade deal currently being negotiated by the U.S. and 10 other Pacific Rim nations, gathered in a park across the street from the Beverly Hills Hotel Wednesday to call on Congress to stop the fast-track of the deal. While the TPP has been criticized for many reasons, the […]
NEWSFLASH: Boycott of Beverly Hills Hotel Continues
The glamorous “Night Before” the Oscars fundraiser, held every year for more than a decade at the Beverly Hills Hotel, will be hosted this year—in an act of protest—on the 20th Century Fox lot. In April, it was revealed that the Sultan of Brunei—who owns the Beverly Hills Hotel along with other properties in his […]
Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize Cancelled in Wake of Brunei Protests
Looks like the Dorchester Collection of hotels, owned by the Sultan of Brunei, is being reminded that homophobia and misogyny is never en vogue. The Dorchester Collection had to cancel the fashion prize that it awards to rising designers each year amidst controversy that has surrounded the hotel group since the sultan decided to enact […]
NEWSFLASH: Beverly Hills Condemns Sultan of Brunei; More Groups Boycott Hotels
International outrage surged this week over the Sultan of Brunei’s new Taliban-like laws, which will see gay men and lesbians stoned to death and women who have abortions publicly flogged. The Beverly Hills City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday condemning the laws and urging Brunei to divest its ownership in the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel. Reads […]
Why We Can’t Support Hotels Owned by the Sultan of Brunei
Much of Hollywood’s money goes to the Beverly Hills Hotel as it’s a popular spot for conferences, galas, award ceremonies and fundraisers. However, the tony hotel is part of the Dorchester Collection, a hotel group owned by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, dictator of the Southeast Asian nation, Brunei. It has recently come to light that the […]