Biden Announces National Caregiving Plan
Joe Biden plans to announce today a new caregiving program, part three of his four-part “Build Back Better” plan: The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s plan includes measures to expand care for children, the elderly and the disabled. Some of the boldest proposals — such as providing free universal preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds and…
The Last-Ditch Effort to Stop Florida’s Century-Old Campaign of Racist Disenfranchisement
Desmond Meade, president of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, fills out a voter registration form as his wife Sheena looks on.John Raoux/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Supreme Court struck a major blow against voting rights in Florida last week when it let stand a lower…
We Just Watched Republicans Whitewash Black History—Again
J. Scott Applewhite/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.When John Lewis succumbed to pancreatic cancer on Friday night, the tributes and statements from elected officials and other public figures honoring the 80-year-old civil rights hero came pouring in. The ironies have already been noted, as certain politicians…
Whistleblowers Say an ICE Detention Center Used Deceptive Tricks to Conceal COVID Outbreak
Mother Jones illustration; Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In May, Officer Smith was at the airport in Alexandria, Louisiana, with a group of immigration detainees on the verge of being deported. But there was a problem. Smith—who asked to be identified by a pseudonym out of…
Trump’s New Census Directive Is Almost Certainly Unconstitutional
Donald Trump, flanked by US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and US Attorney General William Barr, delivers remarks on citizenship and the census in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2019. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother…
We Can’t Fix the Economy Without Fixing Child Care. Joe Biden Finally Has a Plan for That.
Matt Slocum/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.It took a pandemic, a botched governmental response, and a recession. But at long last, a Democratic presidential nominee is promising a universal, federally backed child care program that recognizes caregiving’s crucial role in the US economy. The proposal is…