Vote: What Do You Want to Know About the Green Deal?
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) during a press conference announcing the Green New Deal.Alex Edelman/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Earlier this month, we asked Mother Jones readers what they wanted to know about the Green New Deal. We received more than a hundred questions on the climate resolution, ranging from its cost…
What’s Your Vaccination Secret?
Ethan Lindenberger testifies before the Senate about vaccinations. Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Ethan Lindenberger asked a simple question on Reddit, he probably didn’t think it’d pave the way for him to testify in front of the Senate. Posting in the popular community r/NoStupidQuestions,…
What Do You Want to Know About the Green New Deal?
Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Ever since then representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) joined a demonstration pushing for a Green New Deal last year, politicians, pundits, and activists have debated the proposal’s ambitious goals for addressing climate change. In early February, Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a resolution…
“We Just Want to Get Back to Work”—Thousands of Federal Employees March on the White House
Tonya Riley/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday afternoon, approximately 2,000 federal workers and contractors from across the country braved icy winds and freezing temperatures to gather outside of the DC headquarters of the AFL-CIO to protest the ongoing effects of the government shutdown on their lives and work. “This…
Twelve Grapes, Turkey Curry, and Sushi: How Our Readers Mix Traditions for the Holidays
A couple celebrating New Year’s in Spain.martin-dm/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Every new year, just 12 seconds before midnight, Citlali and her family enact the same tradition: For every second that ticks by, they eat a grape and make a wish. It’s an old Spanish custom that’s meant to bring in luck for the…
We Asked About Your Worst Gift Ever. We Had No Idea It Could Be This Bad.
Actually, socks are great gifts.leeser87/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This holiday season, we asked you about some of the worst gifts you’ve ever received. And wow, did you respond. We heard from readers—many of whom, understandably, wanted to remain anonymous—about getting old hairbrushes (with hair still in them!), being…