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Trump Regulators Just Rolled Back a Major Obama Era Bank Reform

strmx/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Thursday, five federal regulatory agencies voted to roll back a key financial rule enacted following the 2008 financial crisis. The change will make it easier for banks to invest in venture capital and will tweak some restrictions on bank investing in…

Warren and Booker Are Investigating Meatpacking Giants After Our Reporting Shed Light on Dangerous Conditions

For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Thanks largely to the hard-hitting reporting by Mother Jones contributors Esther Honig and Ted Genoways in their exclusive investigation of how meatpacking plants let workers get sick and die, Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker are opening an investigation of their own. Citing…

Republicans Seem Ready to Pass Another Round of Stimulus

For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Ramesh Ponnuru reports that Republicans are finally warming up to a follow-up stimulus bill: They think enough time has passed to ensure that they won’t have to pass expensive bill after bill before the election. They’re facing rising pressure to do something.…

It’s Time to Cancel Sports for the Rest of the Year

For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.How long is it going to be until we finally conclude that there should be no sports for the rest of the year? Especially college sports. The danger signs are already visible here and there, and that’s how it always starts. It…