How Did a Lawyer Who Took on Big Oil and Won End up Under House Arrest?
Steven Donziger, gestures during a press conference on March 19, 2014 in Quito, Ecuador.Rodrigo Buendia/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in Canada’s National Observer and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Last September, I travelled from Western Canada to New…
The Trump Files: Donald Said His Life Was “Shit.” Here’s Why.
Mother Jones Illustration; Shuttershock 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 September 7, 2016. “I’d often say, loud enough…for anyone…
Neil Young’s Lawsuit Against Trump Is As Weird and Iconoclastic as He Is
Frazer Harrison/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Earlier this week, on August 4, the Hollywood Reporter was the first major media outlet to report the news that Neil Young is suing Donald Trump for playing his songs at campaign rallies. It has become a major news story since then.…
The Pandemic Hasn’t Slowed America’s Other Public-Health Crisis: Gun Violence
In Dayton, Ohio, residents mourn the victims of a mass shooting one year later.Jim Noelker/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Last night, at least 21 people were shot at a cookout in Washington, D.C. Christopher Brown, a 17-year-old, was killed. Three weeks ago, nine people were shot…
The White House Tries to Spin Trump’s Very Legal and Very Cool Executive Orders
Susan Walsh/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.It has been over a week since key provisions of Congress’s coronavirus aid package expired. Unemployed people are no longer getting a $600 check on top of their state insurance payments—putting them and the entire economy at risk. Congressional negotiations…
Stephen Miller Is Just Like Donald Trump—but Competent
White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller in South Korea last year.Susan Walsh/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In 1932, a judge rejected Nison Miller’s US citizenship application on the grounds that he was ignorant. A few generations later, Nison’s great grandson, Stephen, would complain about a…