First-Time Latino Voters Could Make All the Difference in Nevada
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto meets with members of the Culinary union.John Locher/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For the past two months, Irving Zavaleta, 36, has been staying at an Airbnb in the central area of east Las Vegas, but he hardly spends any…
The Biden Administration Just Proposed a Rule That Could Change Work for Millions
Nam Y. Huh/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, the Department of Labor released a new proposal for determining whether independent contractors are employees, according to the New York Times. The measure would be a small but significant lowering of a Trump-era standard that could…
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…
How the Most Powerful Union in Pro Sports Just Got Stronger
Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players AssociationRichard Drew, File/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The life of a major league baseball player involves bright lights, celebrity, a minimum salary of $700,000 a year, and representation in a powerful labor union.…
The Looming Rail Strike Was Years in the Making
A Norfolk Southern train in Elkhart, Indiana, last month. David Boe/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rail workers across the country may be on the verge of going on strike for the first time in three decades—a decision that would immediately cripple supply chains…
Inside the Kafkaesque Process for Determining Who Gets Federal Disability Benefits
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Albert Diaz, then 41, took his seat in the Social Security Administration’s hearing room in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in October 2011, he had to lower himself onto his left buttock to avoid stabbing pain in his right leg. His…