Web Exclusives
Editor Don Zimmerman Found an Excellent Adventure With ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’
“Dean called me and said, ‘Don, you’ve got to do this.'” […]
Month: August 2020
Labor
Reich: Trump’s 40 Biggest Broken Promises
“He promised to be ‘the voice’ of American workers,” writes former Labor Secretary Robert Reich in The American Prospect. “He hasn’t. His administration has stripped workers of their rights, repealed overtime protections, rolled back workplace safety rules, and turned a blind eye to employers who steal […]
MPEG Diversity
‘Join the Fight’: An Open Letter from MPEG’s Diversity Committee
To the MPEG Community … we hear you. […]
Industry
SAG-AFTRA Health Plan CEO Describes ‘Perfect Storm,’ Action to Save Plan
SAG-AFTRA Health Plan CEO Michael Estrada on Tuesday described the “perfect storm” of soaring health care costs, employer contributions to the plan that have failed to keep up with those costs, and the devastating impact […]
Industry
Berlin Film Festival to Hold Physical Event in 2021
The Berlin International Film Festival, the last of the big A-list festivals to be held in Europe before the coronavirus lockdown, has committed to holding a physical event next year. The 2021 Berlinale is set to run February 11-21. […]
Labor
Naughton: All Hail the California Court that Put the Brakes on Uber and Co
“Last [week] the superior court of California handed down a landmark judgment that looks like taking the wind out of the sails of at least some parts of the ‘gig economy,’” writes John Naughton in The Guardian. “The case was brought […]
Labor
Florida Judge Blocks State Order for Schools to Reopen
Union leaders hailed the decision as a victory for local school governance and the health of students. FEA President Fedrick Ingram said school districts, parents, and the 150,000 members of his union can now plan for a safe school […]
Labor
Rolling Stone: Wall Street is Looting the Retirement System; Trump is Helping
The Trump administration is pushing dramatic changes to the American retirement system that will benefit Wall Street but push average citizens into plans that are riskier, less profitable, and loaded with high and hidden fees. In the past […]
Labor
Clawson: Postal Workers Union Members are Speaking Out to Save Our Democracy
“As Postmaster General Louis DeJoy slows down mail delivery to help Donald Trump accomplish his goal of undermining mail-in voting,” writes Laura Clawson in The Daily Kos, “and continues the decades-long Republican war on the US Postal […]
Industry
Theater Owners Unveil Nationwide Safety Protocols to Encourage Return to Cinemas
In the campaign to urge consumers to return to movie theaters — which reopen in earnest this weekend in the US after a five-month shutdown — the National Association of Theatre Owners on Friday announced a nationwide set of health […]
