Police Forces Need to Stop Threatening to Lie Down on the Job
Image of Sports/Newscom via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti wants to crack down on loud, persistent house parties that are potential spreaders of COVID-19. How? By giving police who respond to complaints the authority to request that utilities at the property…
Billionaires Have Made an Absolute Killing During the Pandemic. The Number Is Staggering.
President Trump thinks he is delivering the average American a winning hand right now—despite a cratering economy, mass unemployment, and no clear plan to fight the cause of all this calamity, the coronavirus. At a Monday afternoon press conference at the White House, Trump went so far as to say that “carpenters and policemen and…
Trump Suddenly Cares About Health Care. I Think You Know Why.
Andrew Harnik/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In the middle of a pandemic, in an election year, President Trump is realizing that Americans highly value the health care system he’s tried so hard to dismantle. Last week, Trump suggested that he would sign an executive order requiring…
California Judge Orders Uber and Lyft to Convert Their Drivers Into Employees Right Now
Justin Sullivan/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A California judge ruled today that Uber and Lyft must immediately convert their drivers into employees. The injunction will be delayed for 10 days, during which time the gig companies will likely appeal the decision. But the ruling delivers a…
A Military Veteran Sentenced to Life in Prison for Selling $30 of Weed Will Finally Be Freed
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.After spending nine years in prison for selling $30 of weed—0.69 grams—to an officer in Louisiana 12 years ago, Derek Harris will be released. He’d initially faced 15 years for the sale, but a life sentence came down under a habitual offender…
When Football Is a Money Loser, Suddenly the Players Come First
Exciting MAC action in the Before Times.Kyle Okita/CSM via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A major college conference has canceled its fall sports: The Mid-American Conference postponed its football season, the conference announced Saturday, becoming the first Football Bowl Subdivision league to decide not to hold…