The Dealmaker-in-Chief Has a New Offer
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Trump is scheduled to make a “major announcement” about the border this afternoon. According to the Washington Post, he plans to say that he will keep in place two programs (DACA and TPS) that courts have already prohibited him from ending. In return, he…
Here Is The Morbidity and Mortality Information You’ve Been Waiting For
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I’ve been browsing recent issues of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, as one does on a lazy Saturday morning, and a recent issue provided a bit more information about the popularity of vaping. It’s not the precise data I’d like, but it’s a…
Tens of Thousands Take to the Streets for the Third Women’s March
Protesters march on Capitol Hill during the third Women’s March.Jose Luis Magana/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Tens of thousands of protesters across the globe are gathering for the third Women’s March today. Amid controversy surrounding the event’s organizers, turnout numbers are not expected to match the record-breaking stats from the…
Teachers at This South LA High School Are Picketing to Get Their Students More Resources
Darryl McKellar, right, an English teacher at Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School, joined thousands of teachers at rally in Grand Park during Los Angeles teachers strike. Edwin Rios/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Outside Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School in Los Angeles on Friday, students hauled their…
This Virtual Reality Video Will Show You Why Ice Storms Can Be So Deadly
This story was originally published by the Weather Channel. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As the threat of Winter Storm Harper looms over the Midwest and Northeast, public officials from Kansas to Vermont have begun preparations for heavy snow and treacherous travel conditions. Meteorologist Jim Cantore, using the Weather Channel’s Immersive Mixed Reality technology,…
On the Road With Matthew Houck, a.k.a. Phosphorescent
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Matthew Houck, who has long recorded and performed as Phosphorescent, performed with his band last month at the East Williamsburg venue Brooklyn Steel for the second to last show (opener: Liz Cooper & the Stampede) of their European and US tour. Houck, best known…