Chicago PD Made Bus Drivers Ferry Them to Protests. One Driver Is Suing His Bosses to Fight It.
Amid protests over the Minneapolis Police Department’s killing of George Floyd, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus driver Erek Slater, a 14-year veteran of the city’s transit system, is filing a federal lawsuit against his employer—for allegedly cracking down on a rank-and-file effort to resist driving Chicago police. Days of rallies and sit-ins across the city…
The State vs. Thomas Lane
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.All four of the police officers involved in the death of George Floyd have been arrested and are being held on bail. But will the charges against them stick? It’s notoriously hard to convict cops, and when officers are charged but not…
Reddit Executive Chairman Resigns From the Site’s Board, Posts Cringe
Clive Brunskill/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Friday, Alexis Ohanian, one of Reddit’s co-founders, said that he’s stepping down from the site’s board because it is “the right thing.” He wants the company to appoint a Black board member in his place. I co-founded @reddit…
Here’s What Gig Companies Say They’ll Do If You Get Arrested for Delivering Past Curfew
A video of a Caviar delivery person being arrested for violating curfew, as the man yelled that he is an essential worker, prompted a swift backlash on Thursday night. Even Mayor Bill DeBlasio, who has seemed ready to lick the boot of the cops kettling, beating, and harassing protestors, called out the arrest. Same goes for journalists…
Hot Dogs, Medical Supplies, and Goggles—The DC Streets Are Filled With Donations for Protesters
Reggie Guy distributing free hot dogs.Will Peischel/Mother Jones For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Thursday afternoon, H St. in downtown Washington, DC—which only days before had been the scene of a violent encounter between law enforcement and protesters—had become a kind of open market. Tents popped up…
A Federal Court Just Halted Use of a Highly Controversial Herbicide
Shtrunts/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Wednesday afternoon, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco made a ruling that sent shockwaves through Midwestern and Southern farm country: It vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’ registrations of a weed-killing chemical that has surged in use in…