Politics
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3.4KArbitration and Mediation
“America is barreling towards a summer of strikes,” says a headline in the Seattle Times. Union workers in the post-pandemic economy are...
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2.6KWhat Does Labor Want? A UPS Contract
During the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a significant surge in online shopping and home deliveries, resulting in increased pressure on shipping...
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2.7KThe Current 2023 SAG and WGA’s Strike: The Battle for Creative Rights Continues
Once again, the entertainment industry finds itself embroiled in a relentless clash for creative rights and the just treatment of its professionals....
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3.5KCaesar’s Wife
Julius Caesar divorced his wife after she was named in a scandal that caused him embarrassment. Even if his wife had been...
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3.0KWhy Biden Won’t Comment
Some may wonder why President Biden has refused to weigh in on former president Donald Trump’s legal predicaments. In 1970 President Richard...
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4.2KThe Twinkie Defense
On November 27, 1978, San Francisco Supervisor Diane Feinstein returned to City Hall after a three-week illness-related absence. Feinstein, who was serving...
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4.2KProfessional Foul
In 1977 while visiting the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakian-born playwright Tom Stoppard was detained by Communist authorities for attempting to take a petition,...
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3.3KWriters Guild Strike
The Covid crisis had a devastating impact on Hollywood. Productions stopped or slowed down. Movie studios, television networks, streamers, and other producers...
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2.3KThe Views of a Founding Father – James Madison’s Federalist #10
In Federalist #10, James Madison defines a faction as a group of individuals who have a common interest that may be adverse...
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2.2KLifetime Appointment of Federal Judges – Democratic or Undemocratic?
The lifetime appointment of federal judges has both advantages and disadvantages. One advantage is that it allows judges to remain independent and...