State Pension Fund Is Helping a Middle Eastern Firm Export Arizona’s Precious Groundwater
A new groundwater pump was installed for farming in La Paz County, Arizona, in 2017. Débora Souza Silva This article is a collaboration between Mother Jones and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit investigative newsroom. Also listen to Reveal’s accompanying podcast, “The Great Arizona Water Grab.” As rural Arizonans face the prospect of wells running dry, foreign…
The Surprising Communities Thriving in the Time of War
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After waking to the sound of explosions on February 24, 2022, the morning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Anastasiya Volkova knew that she and her family had to leave Kyiv. They were visiting the city from their home, an…
Lake Powell’s Water Levels Sink to Another Record Low
Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Arizona. Susan Montoya Bryan/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The water level at Lake Powell, the massive reservoir on the Colorado River whose southern reaches straddle the Utah-Arizona border, hit a record low this week, sinking to just 3,522…
US Bans Sugar Imports From Top Dominican Producer Over Forced Labor Allegations
A worker of Central Romana, preparing the field for the upcoming sugar crop in La Romana.Pedro Farias-Nardi Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The United States will block shipments of raw sugar from a top Dominican producer with close ties to two wealthy Florida businessmen…
A North Carolina Farmer Was Accused of Abusing His Workers. Then Big Tobacco Backed His Election.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This story is a collaboration between The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Mother Jones, and Enlace Latino NC. When the tobacco giant Reynolds American cut a check for Brent Jackson’s political campaign in November 2019, it was well aware of…
Conservative Courts and the Filibuster Are Blocking Heat Protections for Farmworkers
Farm workers clear out hosing which was used to irrigate an okra field on July 13, 2022 near Coachella, California.Mario Tama/Getty In the fertile plains of Washington State’s Yakima Valley, maximum summer temperatures typically approach 90° F, meaning sweaty, potentially dangerous work for the people who harvest the region’s bounty: 77 percent of US-grown hops,…