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“I Was Slipping in People’s Blood”

U.S. Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards testifies as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing.Andrew Harnik/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On January 6, 2021, Caroline Edwards was one of…

January 6 Committee Opens With a Narrative MasterClass

Mother Jones illustration; Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Zuma Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Look, who knows what the upshot of the January 6 Committee hearings will be. That Trump and his cronies tried to overthrow election results has been clear for more than…

World’s Plodding Embrace of Efficiency Is “Inexplicable,” Says Global Energy Chief

IEA Executive Director Faith Birol addresses a 2018 Eco Forum conference in China.Ou Dongqu/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The failure by governments…

The Gruesome Attraction of Prison Tourism Is Being Challenged at Last

Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.This article was published in partnership with the Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the US criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Eastern State Penitentiary, a former prison…

The Texas Abortion Ban Has Turned Clinics Into Travel Agencies

Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Patients entering the bright third-floor offices of Houston Women’s Reproductive Services used to follow the familiar steps for a routine medical appointment: check in, get your blood pressure taken, have other vitals examined. But for the…