Ivanka Pivots to Bean Influencer
Chris Kleponis/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Hours after encouraging the country’s unemployed millions to “find something new,” Ivanka Trump appears to have taken her own advice, adding the unlikely credit of all-powerful bean influencer to her already chaotic resume. If it’s Goya, it has to be…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 14 Update
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through July 14. There was a slight slowdown in the US numbers, but it’s probably just a fluke. The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here. The Public Health Agency of Sweden is here. Recently from Kevin Drum We Recommend Latest
John Leguizamo on Trump, Dirty Jokes, and the Whitewashing of Latinx History
Mark Helenowski/Mother Jones For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Actor, activist, author, and educator John Leguizamo loves that his comedy makes people feel angry. In his 2018 one-man Broadway show, Latin History for Morons (now available on Netflix), the 55-year-old star splices raunchy jokes with history about the genocide…
Weeks Later, 500 People Still Face Charges for Peacefully Protesting in Minneapolis
Hundreds of peaceful protesters face charges in Minneapolis.Julia Lurie/Mother Jones For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Six days after George Floyd’s death, Ahmed Abebe and some friends joined a protest marching towards Interstate 35W in Minneapolis. “I’ve been a resident of Minnesota my whole life. I’m a black…
The Trump Files: Donald’s Cologne Smelled of Jamba Juice and Strip Clubs
Mother Jones illustration; Shutterstock For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This post was originally published as part of “The Trump Files“—a collection of telling episodes, strange but true stories, and curious scenes from the life of our current president—on August 1, 2016. First there was Trump: The Game.…
Another Monument to White Supremacy That Should Come Down? The Electoral College
George Washington presides over the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 25 – September 17, 1787. Hulton Archive/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.We are in a moment of reckoning over racism, not only taking down Confederate statues to eradicate these lingering odes to white supremacy…