They Said She Had “No Chance” of Winning. She Proved Them Wrong.
Jahana Hayes after winning her primary on August 14. John Woike/Hartford Courant/AP On the day of the Sandy Hook shootings, Jahana Hayes stood in front of her stunned students in Waterbury, Connecticut, “trying to keep them calm, to not ignite any hysteria.” She watched year after year as Washington failed to pass laws on gun control.…
Think Rivers Are Dangerous Now? Just Wait.
Robert Alexander/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Wired. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A river is a mercurial thing, running deep and fast in the rainy season, and low and slow when the rains fade. It can dry up completely one year, then turn…
The Trump Official Overseeing Migrant Girls’ Health Care Once Wrote He Couldn’t “Support Abortion for Any Reason”
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Scott Lloyd’s anti-abortion crusade began when, as a young man, he found himself faced with a partner’s unexpected pregnancy. Many years later, Lloyd would take his battle to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement, where, as its leader…
Trump’s Attacks on Public Lands Could Help the Democrats in These States
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story is a Climate Desk collaboration between Mother Jones and High Country News. Walk through the Las Cruces farmers market on a sunny Saturday morning, and it soon becomes obvious that residents are really proud of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks…
Trump Coal Plan Will Kill 5-10,000 People Over Next Decade
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Trump administration unveiled its shiny new coal plan today, and the New York Times dug into the technical appendices to see just how much damage it would do. Naturally I decided to make it into a chart: Depending on whose estimate you trust and…
President Trump Backs Megadonor Foster Friess for Wyoming Governor
Republican mega-donor Foster Friess at the 40th Annual Conservative Political Action Conference.Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Foster Friess, the Republican megadonor running for governor in Wyoming, has President Trump’s “complete and total Endorsement,” according to a tweet sent early Tuesday as polls opened in the state.…