It's going to be awhile. At least that's the current thought about Hollywood writers going on strike in a quest for better pay. If the first week of the ongoing writers’ strike is any indication, neither side is going to crack soon.

The last larger writers strike was in 2007-08, and this time it appears that the different guilds are more united this time around. The writers, as do many other professions, face increasing competition with artificial intelligence (AI) that could wreak havoc on their career. Writers are also wanting to 'turn back the hands of time' to pre-streaming days. They claim Netflix and other streaming companies changed the way writers are hired and the nature of their work.

👉 If you'd like to support the writers in their quest for better compensation, consider adding your name in support: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/377/845/665/support-striking-tv-writers-against-greedy-ceos/

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The U.S. government has announced it will seek renewal of an invasive law that the government uses to justify mass surveillance of Americans’ online communications with people abroad.

Instead of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the very law used to justify this unconstitutional spying, Congress can either fundamentally reform the law or let it expire. Join with the ACLU in adding your name to urge Congress to vote "no" on reauthorizing Section 702 👉 https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-mass-warrantless-surveillance-end-section-702

Source & 📸: ACLU

Over 10,000 ex-prisoners are released from America's state and federal prisons EVERY week and arrive on the doorsteps of our nation's communities. Studies show that approximately two-thirds will likely be rearrested within three years of release. *

With statistics like this, one thing we can possibly all agree on is that the system isn't working to make re-entry into society a success. State prison populations are also getting older. The number of people aged 55 and older behind bars is rising and expected to total one-third of the prison population by 2030. Studies show that the more violent crimes are committed by people in their teens and early 20s.

Reentry Week (April 26-30) shines a spotlight on our prisons and the reentry of those who have paid their debt to society.

You can help shine your own spotlight on this issue when you add your name to a growing petition to advocate for 'compassionate release' 👉 https://secure.everyaction.com/EgySvhujlE-g0QOAksV5Hw2

*: Every Action; The Marshall Project
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