Summary: The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has gone on strike after the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) refused to meet their demands for major changes to how writers are paid, staffing guarantees, and safeguards against being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). The WGA is fighting against low pay, heightened exploitation, and precarious employment, and is demanding compensation adjustments that would amount to an estimated total increase of $429 million per year across the entire workforce. The strike is also a fight for better art and entertainment in general, and a victory for the WGA would be a victory for the entire working class against the capitalists.

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https://socialistrevolution.org/trouble-in-hollywood-writers-guild-on-strike/

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US Border Patrol agents shot and killed Raymond Mattia, a Tohono O’odham tribal member, after he called the agency to report several immigrants were trespassing on his property. The shooting occurred on Native lands and the FBI will be overseeing the investigation. The CBP claimed that they were responding to a call of “shots fired” and that Mattia “abruptly extended his right arm from his body” which prompted “three agents” to shoot their guns, “striking the individual several times.” This incident occurred in the Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector, which has the highest number of use-of-force incidents across the agency with 158 incidents reported so far this year.

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US Border Patrol agents shot and killed Arizona man at his home in remote border community - World Socialist Web Site

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The US is on the brink of a catastrophic default as the deadline for reaching a deal on the debt ceiling approaches. The deadlock reflects the deepening splits within the US ruling class, and the situation is particularly precarious due to the ballooning debt and inflation crisis provoked by COVID-19 spending. If a default occurs, the dollar would plunge, borrowing costs would rocket, and there would be a wave of bankruptcies and business closures, with Moody’s Analytics estimating 7.8 million lost jobs and a $10tn loss in household wealth. The mere threat of such a scenario is unthinkable, and even if a deal is reached, serious damage has already been done to the prestige of the world’s foremost imperialist power.

Original Article: https://www.marxist.com/us-economy-on-collision-course-with-debt-ceiling.htm

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The police tasering of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, a great-grandmother with dementia, has sparked outrage in Australia and internationally. Nowland suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain, and is now receiving end-of-life care. The incident highlights rising levels of police violence against vulnerable and working-class people, as well as the appalling conditions in chronically-underfunded and understaffed nursing homes. The police response and signs of a coverup have only heightened anger and disgust. Tasers have long been known to be potentially deadly weapons, and at least 49 police killings in the United States in 2018 were a result of tasers. The use of tasers under these conditions points to the essential nature of the police as an instrument of capitalist rule.

Original Article: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/05/24/xbqu-m24.html

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Two Ukrainian-backed Russian insurgency units staged the largest attack on Russian territory to date, combining drone and cyber attacks with shelling and temporary seizures of buildings. The groups involved were identified as the Russian Volunteer Corps and the far-right nationalist Freedom of Russia Legion, both of which are classified as "terrorist" in Russia and seek to establish ethnically pure Russian nation-states. The attack marks a dangerous new phase in the war, with ever greater geographic expansion and direct involvement of imperialist powers, including the US.

Original Article: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/05/23/mbqz-m23.html

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