From low capital gains taxes to stock buy-backs, here are the ways the elites ensure the markets benefit them

Newspapers are dying. Musicians and writers can't get paid. Maybe it's time for creatives to really organize

Or, how "The Count of Monte Cristo" informs our understanding of the financial crisis.

If there were a real progressive movement in the U.S. it would side with producers against rentiers -- of all kinds

Journalist Maureen Ryan on her book "Burn It Down" and how to make art in Hollywood without tolerating misconduct

Last week art world superstar Jeff Koons laid off a big chunk of his painting staff. How does that work?

The real “takers” in America are not poor people dependent on welfare, but the unproductive, rent-extracting rich

A virtual suicide in the popular online multiplayer game is making some fans queasy about their favorite addiction.

There are various meanings to "corporatism" -- and they're not all compatible. Here's why the left should move on

It was a year for women in Hollywood, where #MeToo and Time's Up gained power. But not in the director's chair

The overlapping nature of the dual Hollywood strikes means you can scab even while complying. Salon breaks it down

The guilds' membership will soon vote to ratify the agreement reached by the union and Hollywood studios

Spielberg's history lesson, with its great cast and undoubted significance, may be too uncool for the Oscars

What does the studio owe to the creators of its most dynamic and beloved superheroes who've raked in billions?

How movie producers used the blacklist to crack down on Hollywood unions.