Brendan O'Connor
Jezebel
New York, United States
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Suspended Between Love and Rage
Long before the order came down to “shelter in place,” my brain was telling me to retreat. Last year was not a good year for me. I struggled for work; I had my heart broken. My instinct was to isolate; to distance. What a fortunate turn, then, to be given a state-sanctioned reason to do so. To forego obligations and commitments and responsibilities. I can allow my worst habits to overtake me,… → Read More
Democrats’ Favorite Consulting Firm Has Deep Ties to ICE
McKinsey & Company, where Pete Buttigieg used to work, earned millions advising the immigration enforcement agency to cut back on food and medicine for detainees. → Read More
Melting Ice and Rising Seas Are Already Forcing People to Leave Their Homes
A quarter of the world's population lives in areas where climate change could force them to move, potentially devastating communities and economies around the globe, says a new IPCC report. → Read More
The Era of Polite Climate Activism Is Dead and Buried
Activists blocked the streets of Washington as Greta Thunberg issued an ultimatum to world leaders at the UN. → Read More
One Thing Trump and Wealthy Liberals Have in Common: They Hate the Homeless
The president's ugly rhetoric about 'cleaning up' homelessness is all too familiar. → Read More
Reports of AOC's Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The 'New York Times' says the controversial member of Congress has fallen in line. That's only half the story. → Read More
The Democrats Have Had a Banner Week of Doing Whatever the GOP Wants
The left wants the party to fight tooth and nail. The party has responded: "Get real." → Read More
To Win, Bernie Sanders Needs to Clearly Name His Enemy: Capitalism
If Bernie Sanders wants to win, he needs to make the distinction clear. → Read More
Uber and Lyft’s Worst Nightmare Is Coming True in California
A newly passed law would require rideshare companies to treat their drivers as employees and provide them with benefits like health insurance. → Read More
Dorian Shows Us the Bleak Future of How the US Will Treat Climate Refugees
The hurricane survivors barred from coming to Florida won't be the last desperate people the government turns away. → Read More
The Trump Administration Demoted the US's Top Asylum Official
The move continues the president's assault on the legal immigration system. → Read More
Republican Domination of North Carolina Was Just Dealt a Major Blow
A court ruled that the way the GOP drew legislative maps in the state wasn't just unfair, but illegal. → Read More
Biden Had Said He Worked the Coal Mines, Was Shot at in Iraq, and Marched in the Civil Rights Movement. He Has Not Done Those Things
He was recently caught embellishing a story about a visit to Afghanistan, but it was far from the first time he had stretched the truth. → Read More
The EPA Is Deregulating One of the Most Climate-Destroying Greenhouse Gases
It's the latest move by a Trump administration committed to ignoring climate change. → Read More
How Women Are Leading the Class Struggle
On Wednesday, 25,000 teachers in Oregon walked off their jobs, shutting down at least 600 schools across the state as part of a campaign for smaller class sizes, more nurses and guidance counselors, and better funding for public education (paid for by taxing the rich). → Read More
What It’s Like Working as an Amazon Flex Delivery Driver
Drivers can make $20 an hour delivering packages for Amazon Flex, but shifts are drying up → Read More
Confessions of a U.S. Postal Worker: “We deliver Amazon packages until we drop dead.”
Earlier this year, Amazon became the second U.S.-based company to be valued at more than $1 trillion. Yet for all its dominance and efficiency, Amazon relies on a dusty, centuries-old system to… → Read More
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Right-Wing Billionaires Are Buying Themselves a New Constitution → Read More
This Is What It Looks Like When the President Asks People to Snitch on Their Neighbors
In April, the Trump Administration launched what it called the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) hotline, with a stated mission to “provide proactive, timely, adequate, and professional services to victims of crimes committed by removable aliens.” But internal logs of calls to VOICE obtained by Splinter show that hundreds of Americans seized on the hotline to lodge secret… → Read More
What The Heck Is Going On At Tottenham Hotspur?
On Thursday, just three days before Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League season opener and three weeks before the summer transfer window closes, the worst newspaper in England published a shocking interview with Tottenham’s 27-year-old star left back Danny Rose, horrifying Spurs supporters the world over. → Read More