Conspiracy Theories Have Been Around Forever. In a New Book, Anna Merlan Explains Why They’re Getting More Powerful.
David Reinert holds up a large “Q” sign while waiting in line to see President Donald J. Trump on August 2, 2018 at a rally Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Rick Loomis/Getty Images In many ways, this moment we’re in feels like the age of the conspiracy theory—one in which “wellness” schemes are the grift that keeps…
Texas Asked Judges to Stop Throwing People in Jail for Unpaid Parking Tickets. They Didn’t Listen.
Hiob/Getty After Emily Gerrick became a lawyer in 2014 in Austin, Texas, one of her first clients was a mother who was jailed for 21 days because she couldn’t afford to pay her traffic tickets. “She was just beside herself because she didn’t know where her kids were,” she recalled. Gerrick, now a senior attorney…
Women Who Worked with Billionaire Philanthropist Michael Steinhardt Say He Asked for Sex
Michael Steinhardt at the Champions of Jewish Values International Awards Gala in New York City on May 21, 2017.Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by ProPublica in collaboration with the New York Times. Sheila Katz was a young executive at Hillel International, the Jewish…
US Women’s National Soccer Team Sues Over Pay Discrimination
Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Members of the US women’s national soccer team Friday sued the US Soccer Federation, alleging that the sport’s governing body engaged in “intentional gender discrimination” by failing to provide wages and resources comparable to the far less successful men’s team. “Despite the…
The Surprising Benefits of Serving Prisoners Better Food
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Melinda BeckJose Villarreal remembers going to bed hungry most nights during his 10 years in solitary confinement at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison. Dinner might consist of mashed potatoes, bread, and a slice of processed meat—never with salt, and always cold. Shouting through air vents…
Elizabeth Warren Announces Plan to Reject Big Donors
Larry Burton Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has decided to up the ante with her latest campaign finance pledge: No more fancy fundraising dinners, donor calls, or wooing wealthy donors. The 2020 Democratic candidate announced on Monday that her campaign “will be run on the principle of equal…