Jay Inslee Is Out of the 2020 Race, But Climate Change Will Stay In
Charlie Neibergall/AP Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, the self-described climate candidate, announced on Wednesday night his decision to drop out of the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. His departure was greeted by claims this his lackluster results in opinion polls proved that climate change doesn’t move Democratic voters. Nate Silver, editor in chief of…
The Shame of Pacifica High School
This is definitely not the way you’d like to see your alma mater make the front page of the LA Times: When this story first broke a few days ago, I held out a brief hope that it was about the Pacifica High School in Oxnard. No such luck. And since then it’s just gotten…
Obamacare Continues Not to Fail
From the Wall Street Journal: Insurers are expanding their Affordable Care Act plan offerings for next year, with the once-troubled business now generating profits, even as the overall individual-insurance market has shrunk. The insurers’ moves reflect the business’ improved finances after sharp rate hikes in previous years helped revenues catch up to claims costs. Premium…
Juul’s Campaign to Raise the Tobacco Age Is More Complicated Than It Seems
Mother Jones illustration; Getty On July 25, Juul, the $38 billion e-cigarette company, appeared before the United States House Oversight Committee to explain its role in youth nicotine addiction. Juul presented itself as a steward of public health before Congress. “Our incentive is to help [smokers] achieve their goal of transitioning from cigarettes,” said James…
Sean Spicer Will Do Anything to Get Back on Television, Even Humiliate Himself. Again.
Then–White House press secretary Sean Spicer delivers an angry statement about inaugural crowd size to the press on January 21, 2017, at the White House.livier Douliery/Avalon via ZUMA In the early 2000s, when Donald Trump’s real estate empire was in shambles and his reputation was downgraded to a punchline, reality television came to the rescue.…
Stop Sharing Those Viral Photos of the Amazon Burning
Mother Jones Illustration The hashtag #AmazonRainforest was trending on Twitter Wednesday, with many users outraged that the mainstream media was not sufficiently reporting on the fires that have ravaged the world’s largest rainforest. There are very real fires burning in the Amazon and they do deserve more coverage, but there’s a big problem with this…