Women’s Prisons Are Filled With Domestic Violence Survivors. A New Type of Law Could Help Them Get Out. It passed in New York, and now other states may follow Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. April Rose Wilkens called me last month from a prison cell in Oklahoma, Read More…
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H20/Water Shortage Coming
H20/Water Shortage may cause JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and other major European banks to turn off hot water, stop fountains, and use diesel generators as Russia chokes energy supply. Office buildings, including the corporate headquarters of Deutsche Bank, stand in the financial district in the city center of Frankfurt, Germany. Foto: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images. Big banks Read More…
U.S. Government Is Abandoning Elderly Veterans
U..S. Government Is Abandoning Elderly Veterans? Veterans are needlessly dying in hospitals across the country. That’s the key finding of a damning new report on the VA healthcare system, which is responsible for providing care to millions of vets. Over a six-month period in 2021-2022, over 100 VA employees were arrested on corruption charges. Doctors Read More…
Red Flag Gun Laws
Red flag gun laws (which authorize government officials to seize guns from individuals viewed as a danger to themselves or others) are gaining traction as a legislative means by which to allow police to remove guns from people suspected of being threats, it wouldn’t take much for police to be given the green light to enter Read More…
Aaron Bean Demands Probe
Aaron Bean demands probe of opponent’s fraudulent fundraising Shameful and disgusting,’ says Bean, demanding federal and state inquiries State Sen. Aaron Bean demanded on Friday a federal and state probe into false claims made by an opponent in the Republican Primary race in Florida’s 4th Congressional District. Candidate Erick Aguilar, as first reported by POLITICO Florida, was removed from Read More…
Chinese Investors Own About 192,000 Acres in U.S.
Chinese investors owned about 192,000 acres of U.S. agricultural land valued at about $1.9 billion, according to Politico. While Chinese land ownership in the U.S. is less than that of other foreign nations, the growth in Chinese land ownership is part of an overall trend in China rapidly buying up other country’s farmland over more Read More…