Railroad Workers Kept Applying Pressure For Sick Days. It’s Working.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talks to reporters in December before meeting with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh about a potential railroad strike. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last fall, many union railroad workers in the United States…
Trump and DeSantis Are Competing to Show Who Hates Immigrants the Most
Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis hold a Covid-19 and storm preparedness roundtable on July 31, 2020. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After signing one of the most draconian anti-immigrant laws in the country last month, 2024 presidential hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron…
During an Extreme Texas Heat Wave, Gov. Abbott Ended Local Rules Requiring Water Breaks for Workers
LM Otero/AP This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Amid a dangerous heatwave that has brought blistering temperatures across Texas, the state’s governor signed a law last week eliminating local rules requiring water breaks for workers. The measure, which will take effect later this year, will nullify…
Fox News Has an Interesting New Theory About the Wagner Group and Hunter Biden
Pool /Wagner Group/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As the international community sorts through the fallout of the short-lived rebellion by Russia’s powerful Wagner Group mercenary force—the most significant challenge to Vladimir Putin’s regime in more than two decades—some are apparently unimpressed by the stunning…
Republicans Stand by Their Mess
DOJ Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump, a twice-impeached (for now!), twice-arrested former president, remains the GOP voters’ top choice to be commander-in-chief. They do not appear bothered by the fact that Trump has been found liable for sexual abuse, nor do they…
The GOP 2024 Presidential Candidates Just Can’t Stop Talking About Abortion
Former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For GOP presidential hopefuls, the weekend that marked the anniversary of the Supreme Court Dobbs…