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The Writers’ Strike Opens Old Wounds
The deep roots of the latest WGA strike.
by
Kate Fortmueller
via
Los Angeles Review of Books
on
May 19, 2023
Hollywood Screenwriters Have Always Known That Moviemaking Is a Form of Labor
Stretching back to Hollywood’s Golden Age, writers and many others in the industry have fought for their rights as workers.
by
Ronny Regev
via
Jacobin
on
May 14, 2023
During the 2023 Writers Strike, This Book Helped Me Understand the Depravities of Hollywood
A 1941 novel by a former Communist Party member about the dog-eat-dog scumbaggery of movie executives and the lying and artless bragging that Hollywood runs on.
by
Alex N. Press
via
Jacobin
on
December 8, 2023
How Hollywood’s Black Friday Strike Changed Labor Across America
A 1945 union vs. studios battle set off broad right-wing hysteria—its lessons should resonate today.
by
Gerald Horne
,
Anthony Ballas
via
Zócalo Public Square
on
November 9, 2023
Barbie and the Problem of Corporate Power
Stars of the movie about an iconic Mattel toy are on strike. Both the company’s history and Barbie’s plot illuminate how powerful corporations really are.
by
Rithika Ramamurthy
via
Nonprofit Quarterly
on
July 31, 2023
The 1950s Hollywood Blacklist Was an Assault on Free Expression
The blacklist didn’t just ruin many workers’ careers — it narrowed the range of acceptable movies and contributed to the conservatism of the 1950s.
by
Larry Ceplair
via
Jacobin
on
May 18, 2023
Casual Viewing
Why Netflix looks like that.
by
Will Tavlin
via
n+1
on
December 16, 2024
The Life and Death of Hollywood
Film and television writers face an existential threat.
by
Daniel Bessner
via
Harper’s
on
March 21, 2024
Storyboards and Solidarity
The current Hollywood strikes have a precedent in Disney’s golden age, when the company was a hothouse of innovation and punishing expectation.
by
E. Tammy Kim
via
New York Review of Books
on
September 14, 2023
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Television Is Already Moving to Address Racism — But Will the Effort Last?
Past network efforts to address racism faded as uprisings stopped dominating headlines.
by
Kate L. Flach
via
Made By History
on
June 11, 2020
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