Trillions in Oil and Farm Subsidies Are Causing “Environmental Havoc”
Markus Spiske/Unsplash This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Trillions of dollars of subsidies for fossil fuels, farming, and fishing are causing “environmental havoc,” according to the World Bank, severely harming people and the planet. Many countries spend more on harmful subsidies than…
Booting 18-Year-Olds From Disability Rolls Has Lifelong Consequences
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In September 2017, the Social Security Administration sent Gabriel Burgos’ family a letter warning that their income would be cut in half. Gabriel—a Brooklyn high schooler who lived with his mother, Marlena, and father, Jorge, in a public housing…
Emails Show Missouri’s Student Loan Servicer Never Wanted to Be In the Lawsuit to Kill Debt Relief
Alejandro Alvarez/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Newly obtained records from the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) show that executives and employees at the student loan servicer are surprised and dismayed at their company’s central role in the lawsuit before the Supreme Court…
Evictions Are Soaring Beyond Pre-Pandemic Numbers
AP/Elise Amendola Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Evictions are rising rapidly as pandemic-era moratoriums have ended nationwide. Citing data from the Eviction Lab, AP reports that some cities have seen eviction filings rise 50 percent higher than they were before Covid. “Across the country,…
Mike Pence Refuses to Defend Women Pastors in Southern Baptist Churches
Chuck Burton/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former Vice President Mike Pence said on “Meet the Press” Sunday that “Women pastors have had a big impact” on his family—but refused to say any more in their defense as Southern Baptist churches have recently moved…
UPS Workers Are on the Verge of a Strike
Nam Y. Huh/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.An overwhelming majority of UPS union workers voted Friday to authorize the right to strike, raising the possibility that the world’s largest package company could cease deliveries in the US as early as August 1. TEAMSTERS…