A School District in Georgia Says Requiring Masks Is Impractical. But It Already Enforces a Lengthy Dress Code.
SDI Productions/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As students in some states are starting to trickle back into schools, those very institutes of learning have become the latest battleground for the Great Mask Debate. (I use the term “debate” loosely, and sarcastically.) On Thursday, the debate hit…
Why Did World War II End?
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A few years ago I wrote a post about new research into the cause of Japanese surrender in World War II. Today is the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, and I thought it might be interesting to repost it. Here it…
The Last State With a Lifetime Voting Ban for People With Felony Records Just Reinstated Their Rights
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The erosion of voting rights across the country is a chilling fact of our moment, exacerbated by the pandemic and a president whose administration is doing all it can to weaken ballot access and throw fair elections into question. But there’s good…
Help, I’m Stuck in a Trump Time Loop. And So Are You.
Mother Jones; Axios/HBO For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Tuesday, Axios released an interview with President Donald Trump in which he falsely claimed South Korea was lying about its coronavirus deaths, complained that the late Rep. John Lewis didn’t attend his inauguration, and once again crowned himself…
New York Attorney General Sues to Dissolve the NRA
Steve Ueckert/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.New York state Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Thursday filed a lawsuit charging the National Rifle Association with financial misconduct and seeking to dissolve the organization. The NRA “has persistently engaged in illegal and unauthorized activities in the conduct and…
A California State Senator Introduced a Bill Pushing LGBTQ Equality—and a QAnon Mob Came for Him
AP/Rich Pedroncelli For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Scott Wiener is used to being targeted for his legislation. The California State Senator represents San Francisco, and has long championed the kind of progressive reforms that have attracted the ire of right-wing culture warriors and their online trolling. Over…