The Struggle to Tax the Rich Isn’t Done Yet—In Some States It’s Actually Happening
People participate in a “March on Billionaires” event on July 17, 2020 in New York City.Spencer Platt/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This story was published in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity, a newsroom that investigates inequality ABERDEEN, Wash.—Under an overcast sky,…
The Teamsters Ratify Five-Year Contract With UPS
Damian Dovarganes/File/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Teamsters union ratified a five-year contract with UPS on Tuesday, officially ending the threat of a strike and ensuring wage increases for all unionized workers. Last month, the two parties reached a preliminary agreement, which promised…
Congress is Finally Fixing the (Very Broken) Organ Donor Network
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A bipartisan bill to reform the national organ donor network has reached President Joe Biden’s desk, spelling the likely end of a troubled monopoly in place for close to four decades. Signed, the law will let…
Renewable Energy Jobs Are Coming to Appalachia
Weirton Steel looms over the heart of Weirton, W.Va., on June 8, 2006. It will be the location of a renewable energy battery plant.Amy Sancetta/AP This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A cutting-edge energy storage company is building its main manufacturing plant where a once-thriving West…
“The Wealthy Tend to Always Look Out for Themselves”—The Attack on State Taxes By Outside Groups
Pete Ryan/Center for Public Integrity Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This piece was published in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity, a newsroom that investigates inequality. JACKSON, Miss.—Amia Edwards lives here because she wants to make a difference. But in this majority-Black city,…
Health Care Companies Are Using Debt to Trap Nurses on the Job
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After graduating from a Denver nursing school in 2016, Neil Rudis knew the real training wouldn’t start until his first job—ideally in acute care at a Level 1 trauma center treating the sickest and most injured patients. So he…