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Biden On The Picket Line
President Biden made history on Tuesday when he joined members of the United Auto Workers union on a picket line outside Detroit as they strike for b…
2 years, 5 months ago
WGA Reached A Tentative Deal With Studios. But The Strike Isn't Over Yet
146 days.
That's how long it took for the WGA to reach a tentative agreement with major Hollywood studios.
WGA leadership is scheduled to vote Tuesday …
2 years, 5 months ago
How Important Are Biden And Trump's Ages? We Asked Older Voters.
As president Joe Biden's campaign for a second term gets underway, a slew of recent polls show that voters have concerns about his age. At the end of…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why Are So Many Inmates at This Federal Prison Dying?
Close to five thousand people have died in federal prison since 2009.
There are 100 federal prisons across the U.S. An NPR investigation found that a…
2 years, 5 months ago
How New York City Became the Center Of a Debate Over Immigration
New York City has become an unlikely battleground for migrant rights.
The city, like others, has struggled to deal with the arrival of tens of thousan…
2 years, 5 months ago
What the US-Iran Prisoner Swap Means For the Family of a Man Freed After 8 Years
On Tuesday, five Americans detained for years in Iran stepped off a plane back onto US soil.
They were released in the US-Iran prisoner swap that als…
2 years, 5 months ago
California's Big Oil Lawsuit Strategy Mirrors Fight Against Big Tobacco
The state of California has filed a massive lawsuit against oil companies.
The charge is that oil companies knew they were causing climate change, a…
2 years, 5 months ago
U.S.-Iran Exchange Prisoners – A Year Since the Death of Masha Amini Sparked Protests
On Monday, five Americans who were imprisoned in Iran, stepped off a plane in Doha, Qatar. They were freed as part of a prisoner exchange deal betwee…
2 years, 5 months ago
Speaker McCarthy and the Impeachment Inquiry
Since becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy has faced the constant threat that members of the right wing of his own Republi…
2 years, 5 months ago
Rotten Tomatoes Changed The Role Of Film Critics. But Is That A Good Thing?
If you're over a certain age and you love movies, when you think "movie critic", you probably picture Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert and their popular T…
2 years, 5 months ago