The Bitcoin Con May Soon Be Over
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Bitcoin continues to plummet in value: Putting aside the fact that the Bitcoin crash is teaching idiots a lesson, there really is a reason you should care about this. John Quiggin explains: The good news is that a lower Bitcoin price makes the energy-wasting process…
The New York Times Just Released an Eye-Opening Report on Jared Kushner’s Ongoing Chats With the Saudi Crown Prince
Kevin Dietsch/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East advisor, has been having informal, private conversations in recent months with Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman while simultaneously defending the prince against charges that he ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to a…
We Now Know What James Comey Told Congress Last Week. Read the Transcript.
Cheriss May/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The House Judiciary and Oversight committees have released a transcript from Friday’s closed-door hearing of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey. The hearing was part of a Republican-led investigation into the FBI’s actions during the 2016 presidential election, which included investigations…
Trump Uses Paris Protests as an Opportunity to Blast International Climate Agreement
Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. French police clashed with “yellow vest” protesters in Paris on Saturday as country-wide demonstrations of President Emanuel Macron’s leadership and economic policies continued for the fourth consecutive weekend. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across the country, and nearly1,000 protesters…
Breaking: Trump Says Chief of Staff John Kelly Is Leaving
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump has said that John Kelly, the White House chief of staff, will leave the post by the end of the year, according to reporters from AP and Reuters. Though Trump asked Kelly earlier this year to keep the position…
Climate Policy That Ignores Class Doesn’t Work
France’s gas tax was was far less ambitious. Revenues from the levy, which would have raised prices by 24 cents a gallon on diesel and 12 cents a gallon on unleaded gas, were intended to pay down the country’s growing budget deficit. “A carbon tax should not be the leading force in any initiative.” “A…