Why Do Meatpacking Workers Face Such Gruesome Conditions?
Workers process pork at a Tyson plant in Storm Lake, Iowa. Tyson Foods 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.So far during the coronavirus pandemic, 284 meatpacking workers have died from the virus, and 57,453 have tested…
Voters of Both Parties Want to Ditch Plutocracy and Election-Rigging
People protest gerrymandering outside the Supreme Court in 2017.Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom/Zuma 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.A sweeping bill that would prevent partisan gerrymandering, limit money in politics, and expand voting access has broad bipartisan support,…
Biden Nominates Three to USPS Board, Threatening Embattled Postmaster General DeJoy
Jim Watson/ZUMA 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.President Biden on Wednesday announced three nominees to the United States Postal Board of Governors, a move that if confirmed, would tilt the nine-member board in favor of Democrats…
Climate Crisis May Threaten All That Depends on the Colorado River
Roberto (Bear) Guerra/High Country News 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.This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Southern California farmers spend their winters watching…
Catch the First Sounds Ever Recorded on the Surface of Mars
The first high-resolution color image sent back from NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on February 18, 2021NASA via 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.Since Mar-a-Lago isn’t going anywhere, let’s skip town for Mars. Far away, on…
Stable One-Shot COVID Vaccine Deemed Safe and Effective
Paul Christian Gordon/Zuma 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.Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus vaccine is highly effective at preventing severe disease and death from COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration found in analyses published today. An…