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OSHA Is (Finally) Investigating the Hell Out of Amazon

Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Jennifer Crane pulled a 50-pound tote off the conveyor belt, boxed it up at her station, and pushed it back on the belt to be labeled and shipped. Mindful of her quota—70 packages an hour for up…

“Slander”: College Board Blasts DeSantis Attacks on African American Course

AP Photo/Marta Lavandier Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Late on Saturday evening, the College Board responded to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wave of attacks on education in Florida accusing the state’s Department of Education of criticizing the Advanced Placement African American studies course, and its use in…

It’s Time We Talked About Our Bambi Problem

A herd of deer in their summer coats.Ernst Haas / Getty This story was originally published by Hakai Magazine and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Clear blue sky above a forested island surrounded by glittering sea. Wild. Uninhabited. Protected. It appears as if we’re approaching paradise. We cut the boat’s engine and nose…