Tisya Mavuram

Nov 1, 2024 | thenation.com | Tisya Mavuram

Politics / November 1, 2024 Why Are New York Politicians So Corrupt? The state’s political culture—especially its campaign finance laws—is practically designed to encourage wrongdoing. Ad Policy Eric Adams and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo shake hands during a press conference on July 14, 2021, in Brooklyn. (NDZ / STAR MAX / IPx via AP)The federal corruption probe engulfing New York City Mayor Eric Adams never seems to end.

Sep 24, 2024 | prospect.org | Tisya Mavuram

This article appears in the October 2024 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Intermezzo By Sally Rooney Farrar, Straus & Giroux In chess, an intermezzo is when a player opts not to play the move expected of them, instead posing an immediate threat their opponent must address before playing the expected move. This typically happens in between exchanges or tactical combinations, shifting the situation to the player’s advantage.

Sep 24, 2024 | americanprospect.bluelena.io | Ryan Cooper |Robert Kuttner |Tisya Mavuram |Tom Tomorrow

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Sep 4, 2023 | prospect.org | Tisya Mavuram

This past April, Bloomberg News reported on an internal Wells Fargo PowerPoint presentation shared among the bank’s executives. It displayed increasing concerns about their workers organizing with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), a years-long effort in the making that could soon pay off. They have reason to worry. Wells Fargo Workers United, made up of around 900 workers in 29 states, has been organizing the bank’s employees across the country.

Jul 28, 2023 | upmytech.com | Tisya Mavuram

There’s a common critique in science fiction series like Star Trek about the extraterrestrial species not looking ‘alien’ enough, as well as about their technology being strangely similar to our …read more View Article on Hackaday There’s a common critique in science fiction series like Star Trek about the extraterrestrial species not looking ‘alien’ enough, as well as about their technology being strangely similar to our own, not to mention compatible to the point where their widgets can be...