Spent Rockets Are Dangerous Space Trash, but They Could Be the Future of Living and Working in Orbit
A nighttime photograph of the Earth’s surface from the International Space Station.NASA/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.This piece was originally published in Wired and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. In early…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: November 25 Update
The United States recorded 2,300 deaths on Wednesday and passed 5 deaths per million, with no sign of any slowing down or flattening. Here’s the coronavirus death toll through November 25. The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here.
At Sea and in Court, the Fight to Save the World’s Rarest Whales Intensifies
Northern Right whale off Grand Manan Island in Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada.Francois Gohier/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.This piece was originally published in Yale Environment 360 and appears here as part of our Climate…
Two School Districts Had Different Mask Policies. Only One Had a Teacher on a Ventilator.
Students wearing face masks as a preventive measure arrive on the first day of school at a Pennsylvania high school.Preston Ehrler/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.This story was published originally by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom…
Was Trump’s Pardon of Flynn Part of a Deal?
Micheal Flynn arrives at federal court for sentencing on December 18, 2018.Alex Edelman/CNP 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.On November 22, 2017, John Dowd, then one of President Donald Trump’s lawyers, left a…
Not Just Michael Flynn: A Shockingly Long List of Trump’s Controversial Pardons
Manuel Balce Ceneta/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.Versions of this story were published on April 13, 2020, and July 10, 2020. Donald Trump has added yet another name to the long list of friends, loyalists,…