Schumer and Gillibrand Join Calls for Cuomo to Resign
Seth Wenig/Pool/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.New York’s two Democratic senators, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, released a statement Friday afternoon joining the chorus of voices in Congress calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s…
Nebraska Governor Claims Legalizing Medical Cannabis Will “Kill Your Kids”
TNS/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.In response to efforts to legalize medical cannabis in Nebraska, the state’s Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts trotted out the oldest anti-weed trope in the book: “If you legalize marijuana, you’re…
From Our Archives, a “Prescient” Profile of Marianne Williamson
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.Each Friday, we bring you an article from our archive to propel you into the weekend. In 1997, Mother Jones profiled Marianne Williamson, then a New Age icon. It is—as was noted by…
Cuomo Questions Accusers’ Motives, Says “Cancel Culture” Is Behind Calls for His Resignation
Seth Wenig/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.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo refused to resign on Friday, even after a majority of the state’s Democratic congressional delegation called for him to step down amid mounting allegations…
Are Life Sentences a Merciful Alternative to the Death Penalty?
Solitary confinement cell in New YorkBebeto Matthews/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.Once considered the death penalty capital of the United States, throughout its history Virginia has carried out more executions than any other state. Since…
The Walls Are Closing In On Cuomo, Fast
Ron Adar/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.In a remarkable display of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s quickly vanishing support among Democrats amid mounting allegations of his sexual harassment of women and his cover-up of nursing home…