Politics, Policy & PowerAugust 8, 2023
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⚠️ A warning as Pres. Biden pledges supply of cluster bombs for Ukraine: Leaders in Minnesota’s Hmong community are expressing concern over President Biden's promise to supply Ukraine with cluster bombs, according to Sahan Journal, pointing to the enduring devastation from their use in the Vietnam War. Nearly 50 years after that war’s end, unexploded ordinances continue to inflict casualties in Southeast Asia.
Credit: iStock/Artistic Operations⚖️ Texas immigrant workers’ rights are under fire: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a so-called “Death Star” bill that will go into effect on September 1. The bill, HB 2127, will strike down Texas-based immigrant workers' rights to overtime pay, water breaks, and more, sparking major pushback. Learn more about this contentious law — and how some Texans are fighting back — on Prism.
+ Earlier this summer, La Noticia covered how Florida's anti-immigrant law, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 15, is already backfiring, causing labor shortages in the agriculture and tourism industries.
+ One element of DeSantis’s anti-immigrant law was a $12 million fund to relocate undocumented workers away from Florida. Prism covered what happened in Sacramento, Calif. when 36 asylum-seekers “were dropped off without notice or support” in June under DeSantis’s plan.
🏠 One woman’s stand against youth homelessness in Detroit: Courtney Smith has turned her own experience being unhoused into a mission, taking on youth homelessness in Detroit. Outlier Media reveals how her brainchild, the Detroit Phoenix Center, is flipping the script and igniting hope for the city's most vulnerable youth.
Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images 🤖 Who (or what) will craft Hollywood's narratives?: For many Hollywood writers, artificial intelligence isn't just an unwelcome guest — it's exacerbating deep-seated diversity issues and pushing underrepresented voices further into the margins. Our Body Politic's guest host, Callie Crossley, digs in with three seasoned Hollywood writers — Erika Green Swafford, Jeane Phan Wong, and Sylvia Franklin — about the struggle for creative agency amidst the rise of AI content creation and the pursuit of a truly inclusive Hollywood. 🎧 Listen at Our Body Politic.💬 [POLL] Tell us: How do you feel about the use of AI in creative industries like film and television?
*|SURVEY: I'm excited about the possibilities.|*
*|SURVEY: I'm concerned it will stifle human creativity and opportunities.|*
*|SURVEY: It's just another tool — it depends on how it's used.|*
*|SURVEY: I'm not sure. I need to learn more about the issue.|*
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