Column: By MacArthur Park, the lights are out and residents are tired of empty promises

Andrew Wolf stood in the dark, looking down Alvarado Street, visually checking for broken streetlights on the eastern border of MacArthur Park. “There are no lights all the way to that corner,” Wolf said, pointing down Wilshire Boulevard and beyond. “There are zero lights on either side. “Langer's.” This is no small consideration, given the […]

Democrat Challenging Ted Cruz Promises To Be Tough On Border — But He Previously Called ICE ‘Un-American’

Texas Rep. Collin Allred, a Democrat seeking to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, campaigned in the 2018 congressional election on a platform of tough border security while disparaging immigration authorities. During the 2018 midterm elections, Allred called the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency “un-American,” “harmful,” and “a danger to public safety,” according to […]

Netflix Promises An Animated Ghostbusters Series

Netflix has greenlit the development of an animated series based on Ghostbusters, much to the delight of fans around the world. The animated series based on the legendary film was first announced in 2022 and was only recently confirmed. VarietyElliot Callan has been tapped to write the series and will also serve as showrunner and […]

Speaker Mike Johnson Promises ‘Full Investigation’ Into Trump Assassination Attempt

House Speaker Mike Johnson has vowed that Congress will launch a “thorough investigation” into Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the suspect who opened fire on Trump at a rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania on Sunday morning, wounding the former president in the ear, leaving […]

Tim Harrison: Mercedes workers are wise to question UAW campaign promises

The United Auto Workers recently won a unionization vote at a Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Now the union is setting its sights on organizing workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama as part of a multi-million dollar campaign to unionize 150,000 workers at more than a dozen non-union auto manufacturing plants in the […]

Dr. Kyle Searcy: Economic stability vs. union promises is a critical choice for Hyundai workers

More than 20 years ago, Montgomery, Alabama's economy relied primarily on the role of state government due to its capital status and employment from Maxwell/Gunter Air Force Base. Other parts of the state benefited dramatically from large-scale manufacturing projects, with Mercedes-Benz locating between Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Honda choosing Talladega, and Mazda Toyota putting down roots […]