After an “Extremely Preventable” Death of a Temporary Worker, Experts Worry About FedEx’s Safety Practices
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fannie Stanberry had been on the job for two months as a package handler at FedEx Express’ massive World Hub when, toward the end of her overnight…
The Corporate Scramble to Get in Line for Limited Vaccine Supplies is Underway
Boston Globe/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.As the first shipments of the coronavirus vaccine are unpacked from the Styrofoam and dry ice and loaded into hospital freezers, the scramble to secure a place in line…
What Biden Can Do to Boost the Economy Without Any Help From Congress
Michael Byers Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.When Joe Biden is inaugurated in January, he’ll have twin crises on his hands: a coronavirus surge and the economic damage the pandemic has wrought, including business closures, high…
Trump Gutted Post-2008 Financial Safeguards. Can We Avert Another Crash?
Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.A year into his presidency, Donald Trump stood in the Roosevelt Room of the White House next to towering stacks of white paper wrapped in a bright red ribbon. Flanked by Cabinet members, he explained that…
Tackling Climate Change Seemed Expensive. Then COVID Happened.
Solar panels in Hainan, Qinghai, China.TPG/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in Grist and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Climate deniers and opponents of aggressive climate action have long argued that governments can’t afford…
Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next.
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in March 2018. Lighthizer is leading the strategy behind President Donald Trump’s trade war. Jabin Botsford/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This story was published in partnership with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign…