People Are Starting to Travel Again and They’re Acting Like Assholes
Michael Wade/Icon SMI/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.Southwest Airlines announced it would not resume alcohol service on its flights. The airline had stopped serving alcohol during the beginning of the pandemic, but was set to rescind…
The Climate Crisis Is Taking a Serious Toll on Our Mental Health
A motorist is seen attempting to drive on a flooded Bayshore Blvd as Tropical Storm Eta sends torrential downpours, storm surge flooding and wind across the Tampa Bay Area. November 12, 2020. Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get…
President Biden Proposed a New Budget that Excludes the Hyde Amendment
Chris Kleponis/Pool/CNP/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 Biden just took a major stand for abortion rights. His new budget proposal, released today, excludes the Hyde Amendment—a 1976 provision that bans federal funding for abortions and…
Republicans Filibustered the January 6th Commission Because They Can
Lev Radin/Pacific Press 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.In the past, when elected officials in Washington wanted to avoid tackling an issue, a favorite tradition was to create a bipartisan commission to study…
With Anti-Asian Attacks on the Rise, Democrats Need to Figure Out How to Talk About China
Pat Mazzera/Getty 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.Roughly three months ago, Evanna Hu realized something had to change. For months, she and other Asian Americans working in the national security field had heard a startling number…
White Women Like Amy Cooper Will Never Be Sorry
Christian Cooper/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.Amy Cooper could have just disappeared from public view. As the white woman who last year became the face of pervasive, everyday racism—Cooper called the police on a Black…