Lockheed Earned a Profit During the Pandemic. Now Congress Wants It to Pay for Faulty Fighter Jets.
The F-35, Lockheed Martin’s signature product, is the most expensive government weapons program in history.George Frey/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.It’s been quite a week for Lockheed Martin. On Tuesday, the financial news outlet Barron’s dubbed the giant defense contractor a “pandemic star,” after its quarterly earnings came in…
Watch: Mary Trump on Why Donald Trump Lies, Why He’s “Racist,” and Why She Wrote Her Book
Many American families have their dysfunction. But in only one contemporary American family has the racist, misogynistic, ignorant blowhard uncle become the president of the United States. What is that like? Well, we don’t have to guess. Because Mary L. Trump, the niece of Donald Trump, has written a bestseller about the horrific family environment…
Senators Introduced a Bill to Restore the Voting Rights Act. It’s Named After John Lewis.
Forty-eight senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to restore the Voting Rights Act after it was gutted by the Supreme Court in 2013. The lawmakers named the new bill after civil rights icon John Lewis, a member of Congress from Georgia who passed away Friday. The “John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act”—sponsored by 47 Democrats and…
4 Days Away From the 30th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This Sunday marks the ADA’s 30th anniversary, and a host of celebrations, conversations, and demonstrations is in store, from livestreams to parties, protests, and new projects. An open Zoom is scheduled to talk about opportunities for students with disabilities across campuses and…
This Isn’t How You Apologize for Calling a Congresswoman a “Fucking Bitch”
Bill Clark/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.For more than two years, white Republican men have targeted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y), who at 30, is the youngest woman to serve Congress, with a steady stream of racist and sexist attacks. So while abhorrent, it wasn’t exactly surprising…
Why Did Trump Wish Ghislaine Maxwell Well?
Bryan Smith/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Ghislaine Maxwell is the alleged accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, the alleged billionaire sex trafficker who allegedly died by suicide in jail last year. Maxwell herself is now in jail charged with conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in…