The Change We Need: Stop Whining About Activists
Maxppp/ ZUMA; Ragan Clark/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.Barack Obama rankled “defund the police” activists this week when he said that “snappy slogans” like theirs turned voters off. Maybe it would be better, many of…
Chart of the Day: Net New Jobs in October
The American economy gained 245,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate declined slightly to 6.7 percent: Overall, we’ve lost about 10 million jobs in 2020. As always, though, I’d caution everyone not to read too much into these numbers. November’s job gains are disappointingly small, but there’s really no reason to think we’re going…
The Freakout About Giving COVID Vaccines to Prisoners Has Already Begun
Sandy Huffaker/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.Toward the end of a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was asked about a proposal to give the state’s prisoners early access to the forthcoming…
“The Virus Isn’t Noctural”: The Folly of COVID Curfews
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.After a recent, massive spike in coronavirus cases slammed local hospitals, Tucson, Arizona, became the latest city to implement a COVID-19-related curfew. The curfew, which goes into effect Friday evening…
274,000 Dead, and Trump Obsesses Over Election Conspiracy Theories. Where’s the Outrage?
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 late 1990s, conservatives and Republicans were fond of shouting “where’s the outrage?” in response to Bill Clinton’s sex scandal. They couldn’t believe Clinton was getting away with it, as…
How Long Will It Be Until Donald Trump Goes Away?
Yeah, he looks tired now. But a few days of rest at the end of January should perk him right back up.Chris Kleponis – Pool Via Cnp/CNP via 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.For a…