How Strikes Reflect Longstanding Battles for Control in Hollywood
Some films seemed to nod at the Hollywood factory on a representational level, including Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times” (1936). In it, his Little Tramp works in a factory that’s a…
China’s Economic Pain Is a Test of Xi’s Fixation With Control
In Xi Jinping’s strategy for securing China’s rise, the Communist Party keeps a firm grip on the economy, steering it out of an old era dependent on real estate and…
Republican Women, Fearing Backlash on Abortion, Pivot to Birth Control
She had barely opened her town hall to questions when Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a Republican from a competitive district in Iowa, was pressed to defend her opposition to abortion rights.…
Kremlin Considers How to Bring Wagner Under Its Control
The Kremlin is considering options on bringing the private military group Wagner under its direct control after the presumed death of its leader, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, according to U.S. and…
Tulsa Schools, Under Threat of Takeover, Retain Control for Now
Superintendent vs. Superintendent Mr. Walters, the former state secretary of education who took over as Oklahoma’s education superintendent in January, has emerged as a provocative and divisive figure, waging cultural…