$12 Million Couldn’t Buy Tom Steyer a Spot in the Democratic Debate
Billionaire Tom Steyer asks for $1 donations to help him qualify for the Democratic presidential debates.Tom Steyer 2020/Facebook Tom Steyer has blanketed the airwaves for years, fronting ads for his political groups NextGen Climate and Need to Impeach. When he launched his presidential campaign in July, pundits were skeptical that the investor-turned-progressive-activist could attract enough…
Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out of Democratic Presidential Primary
Michael A. McCoy/ZUMA On Wednesday, Kirsten Gillibrand dropped out of the 2020 Democratic Primary, just a few days after the senator from New York failed to qualify for the September debates due to low polling and a small donor base. “Today, I am ending my campaign for president,” she said in a tweet. “Now, let’s…
ThE sTaFf oF mOtHeR JoNeS iS vErY DiViDeD oVeR HeAdLiNe cApiTaLiZaTiOn aNd nEeDs YoUr HeLp
Mother Jones illustration Ten years ago, a plane carrying 155 people crash-landed safely on the Hudson River, piloted down by Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. A week later, Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States. It was also the year Rod Blagojevich was impeached as Illinois’ governor and Sarah Palin resigned as Alaska’s. Michael…
Trump Is Willing to Do Whatever It Takes to Get the Border Wall Built
Christopher Brown/Zuma The United States Army Corps of Engineers has built 60 miles of border fencing since President Donald Trump took office. But Trump wants to accelerate that to 440 more miles completed by the 2020 election, and he’s willing to bypass legal procedures to make it happen. Under the president’s direction, Trump’s aides have…
Trump Attacks Puerto Rico Ahead of the Storm—When the Island Is More Vulnerable Than Ever
Jorge Ortiz works to tie down his roof as he prepares for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian, in the Martín Peña neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019.Gianfranco Gaglione/AP Hurricane Dorian is set to make landfall today in Puerto Rico, with the potential of winds up to about 75 mph and…
A Father and Daughter Tell Their Story of the Terrifying Immigration Raid in Mississippi
Mother Jones illustration; Getty On the morning of August 7, Armando thought about skipping work. He had been up late with his 2-year-old twin boys in their central Mississippi home and had barely gotten any sleep. Since migrating to the United States in 2002, Armando had built a life here: married, bought a house, and…