TV and Movie Writers Reach Tentative Agreement
On Sunday, September 24th, the top officers of The Writers Guild of America (WGA), announced a tentative agreement (TA) on a new contract for its 11,500 members who work for Hollywood film and TV studios, like MGM and Disney. WGA members went on strike on April 18th, almost six months ago. The 115,000-member Screen Actors Guild (SAG) struck […]
California Sues Fossil Fuel Companies
The State of California has filed a lawsuit against several fossil fuel companies for their contribution to climate change, and for promoting climate disinformation. The lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute alleges that the defendants knew about the climate effects that fossil fuels would cause, and deliberately suppressed that information. […]
Argentina – Anger at the System and Support for the Far Right
On August 13, Argentina went through its primary elections. Unlike the United States, primary elections are a stage in national elections, and all voters are expected to participate and vote for the party they prefer. In this way, the Argentine primaries are really the first step in the elections and a good way to determine […]
In the Face of Inflation: Impose Wage Increases!
September 25, 2023 editorial of the New Anti-capitalist Party (NPA) in France. Translated from French. Since September 15, thousands of auto workers have been on strike in the United States, at plants belonging to Ford, General Motors (Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, etc.) and Stellantis (the group created in 2021 from the merger of Fiat-Chrysler and PSA, […]