There are many reasons 2020 has been hard: the pandemic, political animosity, economic collapse. Amidst all that, the passings of prominent figures have cut deeper. And the list of those we’ve lost in the past 12 months seems to include a disproportionate number of greats, people this world needs […]
As Sundance director Tabitha Jackson’s reign at the indie film festival gets well underway, the marquee indie US film showcase has gone mostly online with a pandemic-era discovery lineup filled with work by women and BIPOC […]
County Supervisor Doug Chaffee said he received a text message from a medical professional at St. Jude Medical Center last night that indicated the hospital is at “99% capacity.” The hospital’s 301 beds are full with 138 COVID-19 […]
“The fact that Wiseman’s half-century-long project is a series of cinéma-vérité documentaries about American institutions,” writes Mark Binelli in The New York Times, “their titles often reading like generic brand labels — High School, Hospital […]
Anita Hill, chair of The Hollywood Commission, is praising the entertainment industry for embracing its role as a “world influencer” in advancing diversity and inclusion, but says that Hollywood can and must do better. “To its credit, the […]
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday asked a judge to order Amazon to comply with subpoenas his office issued nearly four months ago as part of an investigation into how the company is protecting workers from […]
“Ken Lewis grew up on the island of Grenada, and witnessed the progressive aftermath of its 1979 revolution,” writes Hamilton Nolan in In These Times. “’I remember the power of cooperatives, people getting land, turning places that […]
Staying safe. Educating our children. Having a say in workplace conditions. Fighting for fair wages when systemic racism, consolidated wealth, and corporate power thwart opportunity. These concerns were top of mind for our readers in 2020, according to our compilation of EPI’s most-read reports. […]
Mid-December is usually a launching pad for yuletide-fueled holiday blockbusters. That isn’t the case this year as Hollywood and theater owners grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and a virtual nine-month standstill in moviegoing […]
“[An Amazon worker] said that six of her co-workers had tested positive for Covid-19 since 22 October,” writes Robert Reich in The Guardian, “because ‘safe social distancing is not only being ignored but discouraged,’ adding that ‘when […]
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