Actors on Strike

Actors on Strike

On July 14, 165,000 actors represented by SAG-AFTRA went on strike against Hollywood studios. They join the 11,500 writers of the Writers Guild of America, who have been on strike since the beginning of May. This is the first time that both unions have been on strike...
A Pitiful Reduction of Student Debt

A Pitiful Reduction of Student Debt

If you were only reading the bombastic headlines from the past few weeks, you might believe that, despite the recent Supreme Court setback to student debt relief, Biden has still been able to cancel a titanic amount of student debt – $39 billion. The White House...
Biden Administration Sends Cluster Bombs to Ukraine

Biden Administration Sends Cluster Bombs to Ukraine

On July 7, the Biden administration announced that it would send cluster bombs to the Ukrainian military. These bombs are a type of weapon that scatters many small explosives widely over a battlefield. Not only are these horrific weapons designed to wound, mutilate,...
No More Water Breaks: Workers’ Barbeque, Texas Style

No More Water Breaks: Workers’ Barbeque, Texas Style

September 1, 2023, is a day that will live in workers’ rights infamy. Texas House Bill 2127 will ban mandatory water breaks for all workers. Governor Greg Abbot has signed the bill, which critics have begun referring to as the “Death Star” bill, because...