One Trial Can’t Change American Policing
SIPAPRE/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.Just 10 miles away from where the state of Minnesota is prosecuting former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, officer Kim Potter, who is white…
Elizabeth Warren Slams Student Loan Servicer as Democrats Call for Debt Cancellation
Michael Reynolds/Zumapress 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.Senate Democrats made the case Tuesday for canceling some student debt, noting that debt forgiveness would stimulate the pandemic-battered economy, help close the racial wealth gap, and aid families who…
America’s Wealth Gap Is Much More Obscene Than You Had Imagined
March 1, 2021: Senator Elizabeth Warren introduces the Ultra-Millionaire Tax ActTom Williams/CQ Roll Call/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.They have super-yachts, wine cellars, multiple homes, home movie theaters, private safe-rooms, and family office suites. The…
“Dearest Beyonce”: Myanmar Activists Beg American Brands to Help Them End the Military Coup
Mother Jones illustration; 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.One evening in March, Nann, a 20-year-old medical student in eastern Myanmar, sat in bed with her phone and composed a Twitter message to Beyoncé. “Dearest @Beyonce,…
It’s Time to Treat Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis
President Joe Biden speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 8, 2021.Andrew Harnik/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.Joe Biden did not mince words last week when he…
How America’s Ultrawealthy Won the Pandemic
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.Deadly viruses don’t much care what’s in your wallet, but socioeconomic privilege and access to wealth do wonders when it comes to not just surviving a plague but cashing in on…