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What’s at the Heart of the Hollywood Strikes Against Generative AI?
For the first time in 60 years, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) are simultaneously facing off against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The key points of contention? Working conditions, adequate pay, and the increasing encroachment of artificial intelligence (AI) into their professions. The use of…
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Where Things Sit, Two Months Into the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Protests in Iran
Iran has entered the second month of upheaval with an average of one child murder a day by the Basij, part of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), amid the crackdown against the “woman, life, freedom” movement. The protests began in September 2022 after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police for…
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What’s Happening in Nigeria?
After a winter of ongoing protests over police violence — including the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor — greater numbers of people are starting to understand the facets of systemic racism. Of course, it’s not only an issue in the United States, and over the past two weeks protests in Nigeria over police…
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Why Protests Can Turn Violent
We have seen ten days of protests in the United States over the death of George Floyd. While thousands of people have gathered to express their outrage peacefully, some demonstrations have been marred by vandalism and violent clashes with police.