John Kerry’s Appointment as Climate Envoy Shows the World We’re Back in the Game
Shawn Thew, CNP via ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.President-elect Joe Biden couldn’t have sent a stronger message to the world with his announcement Monday that John Kerry will be the special presidential envoy for…
In a Blow to Trump, Michigan’s Canvassing Board Certifies Election Results
Joscha Weese, left, stands outside the Capitol building during a rally in Lansing, Mich., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. Michigan’s elections board is scheduled to meet to certify the state’s presidential election results Monday. Paul Sancya/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a…
Will Trump’s Accusers Finally Get Their Day In Court?
Brian Stauffer Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.One chilly afternoon in November 2019, a process server stepped through the gold-rimmed doors of Trump Tower on New York’s Fifth Avenue to deliver a copy of an explosive…
These Rare Seeds Escaped Syria’s War and Now Are Helping to Feed the World
Svalbard Global Seed Vault.Yonhap News/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This piece was originally published in Wired and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. In 2014, the remaining staff of the International Center for…
7 Ways Biden Can Fight Climate Change Without Any Help from Congress
C-Span, Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.When Joe Biden delivered his first speech as president-elect two weeks ago, he focused on his mandate to “marshal the forces of science and the forces of hope in…
Biden Would Be a Fool Not to Break Up Huge Food Conglomerates
Richard B. Levine/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.During the contest for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vt.) ran on a message of progressive rural populism. Among other things,…