The Trump Official Who Hasn’t “Ascertained” Biden Won the Election Is Looking for a New Job
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.President-elect Joe Biden still hasn’t been recognized as the election winner by the General Services Administration because the administrator, Emily Murphy, has not “ascertained” that he won the election. Biden did…
The Pandemic Has Shuttered Dance Studios, But the Stage Keeps Expanding
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.There are many dancers for whom dance is their profession and near-singular concentration, who train for hours every day to become world-class athletes, classical artists, or iconoclasts in renowned companies. But…
The Squad Doubled Its Ranks. Now What?
Jamaal Bowman attends a news conference on Capitol Hill on September 23, 2020. Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly via ZUMA Press 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.Cori Bush wanted to make something clear when I spoke with her…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: November 15 Update
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through November 15. The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here. For the time being, I’ve stopped tracking the trendline from France since they aren’t reporting new numbers (or Johns Hopkins isn’t recording them). Until this changes, the chart for France only goes up through November 11.
Here’s What a Republican Senate Really Means for the Climate
United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican of Kentucky).Rod Lamkey/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 The Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Climate advocates…
This Guy Is Unhappy With His Health Care Plan, So He Wants SCOTUS to Destroy Obamacare
November 10, 2020 – Washington, DC. Demonstration in front of the Supreme Court in favor of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the day that the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case regarding it. Michael Brochstein/Sipa via AP Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother…