Kartikay Mehrotra
@kartikaym
Journalist now editing @BLaw. Words for @propublica & @business.
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09-03-2009 21:02:14
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The night Jefferson died on a Wisconsin farm, OSHA was called since the boy was at work with his dad. But Jefferson was not a worker, so OSHA didn't investigate. It turns out no one else did either. This is gutting, Melissa Sanchez and maryam مريم jameel. propublica.org/article/wiscon…
Turns out cutting down the world’s forests is slowly killing us in all kinds of ways, including creating the perfect climate for deadly viruses to jump from displaced animals to nearby humans. Sound familiar? As ever, Caroline Chen explains it best. propublica.org/article/pandem…
For decades, the Dept of Transportation relied on bad data to shape policy around gruesome underride crashes. In the meantime, thousands of people died. W/ A.C. Thompson Julia Ingram Jeff Ernsthausen, this is how the govt failed to make roads safer. propublica.org/article/underr…
The Venezuelans Gov. DeSantis dropped in Martha’s Vineyard last fall as a political stunt are thriving. “I did not even know where Martha’s Vineyard was. And now I feel welcomed by everybody here. I’m working, making friends and this is home for me now.” nytimes.com/2023/06/28/us/…
Tonya Riley Congratulations! Hehe meta’s quest I c what u did there.
I thought I was a subscriber this whole time but I just checked and I wasn’t! Unless you follow this stuff super closely you have no idea how many stories Seamus Hughes breaks based on court records. Stories that are always picked up by news media around the world. Seamus
We spoke with incoming WA attorney general Nick Brown about the balance between challenging the Trump admin and working together when appropriate. Such an interesting conversation about a nuanced approach to a high profile job: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Kartikay Mehrotra via Bloomberg