Inflation Is Always and Everywhere Just Around the Corner
This is from the Wall Street Journal, of course: Is there any economic condition that doesn’t threaten to blow up inflation? I don’t think so. I swear we could be under attack from aliens and inflation hawks would be warning that if we prevent them from destroying the earth that’s all well and good, but…
What Kyle Rittenhouse’s $2 Million Fundraiser Reveals About the Unequal System of Justice in America
Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on August 25, 2020, at a protest about police brutality. Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP 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.On Friday, Cynthia Green stood…
Which Companies Have the Highest Number of Workers on Medicaid and Food Stamps?
Fast-food workers and supporters rally outside a McDonald’s in Detroit in July.Jim West/ZUMA Wire 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.Working for Walmart or McDonald’s has never been particularly lucrative. But a new report shows just how…
In Public, Trump Still Claims He Won. In Private, Aides Say He’s Planning for Life After Presidency.
President Donald Trump walks away from the podium after a press briefing in July. Oliver Contreras/CNP via ZUMA Wire 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.For weeks, President Donald Trump has repeated again and again, falsely, that…
Here’s How a Biden Administration Could Push Companies Further on Climate
Offshore oil rig platforms off the coast of Huntington Beach in Orange County, California.Ruaridh Stewart/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 Grist and appears here as part of our Climate Desk…
Michigan Democrats Are Taking a Stand Against Trump’s Campaign to Steal the State’s Vote
AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) 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.Since Election Day, President Donald Trump and his lawyers have filed a torrent of legal challenges in an attempt to overturn the election results in Michigan, where…