Seventy-Two Thousand Food Workers Have Contracted COVID-19. OSHA Is Ignoring Them.
Dr. Niki Davis joins a protest in Salt Lake City on July 30, 2020, to lobby Gov. Gary Herbert to close meatpacking plants in the state. The protest was organized by members of the Washington-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which contends meatpacking plants have contributed to too many coronavirus cases in Utah and across…
Where Was the Labor Department During the White House COVID Outbreak?
Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, right, celebrates the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in the the Whole House Rose Garden, Sept. 26. Alex Brandon/AP Photo For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.At a briefing on Oct. 4, in the wake of…
Facebook Is Restricting Its Workers’ Political Speech and They’re Pissed
Jennings Graeme/Abaca via ZUMA Press For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Facebook employees are furious after the company announced a new rule on Thursday prohibiting them from using their profile pictures to display political messages. The new rule bars certain kinds of profile pictures…
The Florida Teacher Who Didn’t Want to Cause People to Die
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.We asked people who quit in 2020 how and why they did it. You can read more about the project and find every story here. Got your own quitting tale? Send us an email. Barbara McLain, 39 Started:…
The Cross-Country Runner Fed Up With the NCAA’s Racist Exploitation
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.We asked people who quit in 2020 how and why they did it. You can read more about the project and find every story here. Got your own quitting tale? Send us an email. Andrew Cooper, 23 Position: Cross-country…
The Occupational Therapist Who Thinks She Infected Her Kids With Coronavirus
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.We asked people who quit in 2020 how and why they did it. You can read more about the project and find every story here. Got your own quitting tale? Send us an email. Anonymous Position: Occupational therapist As told…