Fetterman and Feinstein Both Face Ableism. But Their Situations Aren’t the Same.
Francis Chung/Politico/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In recent months, there have been growing concerns about whether 90-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has represented California in the Senate since 1992, can fulfill her congressional duties. No White House judicial nominees were able to be…
Amazon Got a Perfect Score on Disability Inclusion—From a Group It Helps Fund
An Amazon fulfillment center in North Las Vegas, USGabe Ginsberg/SOPA Images/Zuma Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, nonprofit organization Disability:IN released its annual “Best Places to Work” Disability Equality Index, which grades how well companies prioritize and accommodate disabled employees. One company that earned a…
Cheaper Housing or More Homelessness? Your Call, California.
Levi Meir Clancy/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The primary reason people become unhoused in California is unaffordable housing, including due to loss of income, according to a study released Tuesday. Around a third of the United States’ unhoused population—some 170,000 people—lives in the state. The…
SCOTUS Just Upheld the Civil Rights of Millions of Disabled and Aging People
Dean Mitchell/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued a landmark 7-2 ruling affecting millions of aging and disabled people: Providers of federally funded health services like Medicaid or Medicare, the court ruled—such as public and private nursing homes—can be…