This is going take us around the houses a bit but, to briefly explain the point: this is how the Hollywood Strikes of 1988 and 2007 accidentally upended the world of television, news, politics and, arguably, even reality itself... On March 7th 1988, ~9,000 American TV and film writers went on strike over a dispute regarding residuals payments. They downed tools and refused to give film studios and TV networks any new scripts to shoot from until the issue was resolved. The strike lasted five months.

Last year, we ran a four-part series on the fascinating history of the National Enquirer, its parent company American Media, Inc. and its ties to the Trump administration. In light of the news over the last few days, we thought we'd do a quick primer...

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The history of the National Enquirer cover sixty years of American history – touching on the New York Mafia, the DC corridors of power, the tabloid industry of Florida, newspaper strikes, commie witch-hunts, Soviet espionage and much, much more... popbitch.com/2017/10/the-un…