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Author Archives: Laura Weiss

Laura Weiss (she/her) is a freelance writer and editor from Berkeley, California, focusing on social justice issues. She previously worked on the digital team at The New Republic and as managing editor at the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) in New York City. Her writing on health equity, disability, labor, and immigration has appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, LA Review of Books, World Politics Review, In These Times, and other publications. She also has a television-focused newsletter. Follow her on Twitter @lauralew105.

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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

SAG-AFTRA’s new contract falls short on protections from Artificial Intelligence

by Laura Weiss December 5th, 2023December 5th, 2023

Critics fear that weak language and loopholes on AI could impact disadvantaged actors first and hardest

color photograph of an outdoor protest on an urban sidewalk. people hold up picket signs in support of WGA and SAG-AFTRA. in the foreground, a Black man holds up a WGA picket sign that reads "hey CEOS, we have a note for you: pay writers fairly." in the top left corner, the prism logo is overlaid. from the left side, a yellow text box emerges with white text that reads "TV writers win a new contract. Will actors be next?" below it, a black text box with white text emerges from the right side and reads "Members of the Writers Guild of America hope pay increases, new requirements for room sizes and employment duration, and protections against AI will improve equity and diversity in Hollywood."
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

TV writers win a new contract. Will actors be next?

by Laura Weiss October 17th, 2023October 17th, 2023
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The commercialization of the new COVID vaccine deepens health care inequities

by Laura Weiss October 5th, 2023October 5th, 2023
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Posted inHealth

The long Covid nightmare is far from over, especially for women of color

by Laura Weiss September 21st, 2023September 26th, 2023
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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Nearly 100 days in, the WGA isn’t backing down

by Laura Weiss August 8th, 2023August 9th, 2023
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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

For disabled writers, the stakes of the WGA strike couldn’t be higher

by Laura Weiss May 25th, 2023August 10th, 2023

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