The Great Unmixing Deserves Your Attention
Elias Funez/Modesto Bee/ZUMAPRESS 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 Twitter conversation about working from home, Will Wilkinson suddenly makes this observation: It’s really striking how the decline in the % of people…
When Will the 2020 Election Finally Be Over? Here Are Key Dates to Watch
Election workers in Fulton County during a recount of ballots in Atlanta.Hyosub Shin/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.“It ain’t over ’til it’s over,” once quipped Yogi Berra, the ever-quotable baseball icon. But when the hell…
Decades After Bombing Its Own Residents, Philadelphia Issues Its First Official Apology
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.Thirty-five years later, a first public apology. On the night of May 13, 1985, police dropped a demolition device, typically used in war, on Philadelphia’s own people, killing 11 residents, including…
Three Cheers for Leaving Afghanistan, No Matter Who Does It
U.S. Marines/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.It’s official: apparently the reason Donald Trump has been firing all the top leaders at the Pentagon is because he wanted new leaders who would agree to withdraw troops…
Trump’s Strategy for Contesting the Election: Throw Out Black People’s Votes
Marchers in Detroit hold a “Protect the Vote” Rally on November 7, 2020.Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images 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 Tuesday night, when two Republicans on the canvassing board in Wayne County,…
Ivanka Trump Praises Her Dad for Vaccine Research Started Under Obama
Joe Raedle/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.On Monday morning, shortly after the biotech company Moderna announced promising news about the efficacy of its COVID vaccine, Ivanka Trump went on Twitter to blow some minds: Fact…