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…
Public Servants Are Risking Everything to Expose Government Corruption. Donald Trump Is Making Their Lives Hell.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Like many people, Minu Aghevli watched January’s impeachment proceedings in horror. It wasn’t just because she was outraged that Donald Trump had abused the power of his office. Nor was it because she thought Trump was the victim of a nasty partisan…
Trump Regulators Just Rolled Back a Major Obama Era Bank Reform
strmx/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Thursday, five federal regulatory agencies voted to roll back a key financial rule enacted following the 2008 financial crisis. The change will make it easier for banks to invest in venture capital and will tweak some restrictions on bank investing in…
How a “Bunch of Badass Queer Anarchists” Are Teaming Up With Locals to Block a Pipeline Through Appalachia
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.“Life in these mountains ain’t always been easy, so people around here take a stand when they see something they don’t agree with—and I’m one of them,” says walrus-mustached Jammie Hale in his thick southwestern Virginia mountain accent. “People that grow up…
How Corporate Lawyers Made It Harder to Punish Companies That Destroy Electronic Evidence
A ProPublica analysis shows the rate at which judges issue penalties for destroying evidence has fallen by more than half.absolut_100/Getty This story was published originally by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica‘s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they…
These Emails Show a Trump Official Helping Her Former Chemical Industry Colleagues
The Department of Agriculture building in Washington, DC.Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/AP Images This story was published originally by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. In 2017, Dow Chemical scored a long-sought-after…