The United States Marks Half a Million COVID-19 Deaths
Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg walks among thousands of white flags planted in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19 in October 2020.Patrick Semansky/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.The United States’ COVID-19 death toll has…
Black Philanthropy Month, Far Beyond August, Rolls Year-Round at #BPM365
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.Last August was the ninth year running of Black Philanthropy Month, a designated stretch of observance that both amplifies and compresses a lot of history, justice, injustice, and joy. That month’s…
The Supreme Court Says Manhattan DA Can Have Trump’s Tax Records
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, 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.On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s years-long effort to block one of his accounting firms from handing over his financial records—including his tax returns—to Manhattan district…
Nevada Lithium Mine Kicks Off a New Era of US Extraction
The Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone reservation in Humboldt County, Nevada.Russel Albert Daniels / High Country News 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 story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of…
Merrick Garland Vows to Battle “Extremist Attacks on Our Democratic Institutions”
Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland speaks during an event in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 7, 2021.Susan Walsh/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.Merrick Garland will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday for his confirmation…
Texas Democrats Use Their Organizing Power for Disaster Relief
A Houston Food Bank volunteer directs traffic during a food distribution event at NRG Park in Houston on February 21, 2021.Marie D. De Jesús/Houston Chronicle 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.In the wake of…