A Russian pedestrian walks along a bridge over the Moskva River in front of the Vodovzvodnaya tower of the Kremlin and the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in central Moscow on October 4, 2022. Yuri Kadobnov/AFP via Getty Images It’s a rough year to be a high-profile Russian: After nearly eight months of war in Ukraine, Read More…
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Police Tased and Hogtied a 12-Year-Old Autistic Boy
“You’re going to hurt more.” Police Tased and Hogtied a 12-Year-Old Autistic Boy by Trone Dowd A Kansas sheriff deputy hogtied, tased, and used painful compliance techniques on an autistic child who ran away from foster care last February. Deputy Matthew Honas was dispatched following a report that the child had run away from home. Read More…
Women’s Prisons
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…
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…