Donald Trump Created the Crisis at the Border
Mani Albrecht/U.S. Customs and Border Protection via ZUMA I haven’t seen anyone make an argument about immigration that seems kind of obvious to me—and, I suspect, to President Trump himself. Here it is. Up until 2017, illegal immigration across the southern border was fine. It had been decreasing for years; it was at historically low…
Does Trump Still Want the Mueller Report Released?
Donald Trump hasn’t tweeted lately about how the Mueller report is a total exoneration and he’s eager for it to be made public. That’s odd, isn’t it? I wonder what’s up? Looking for news you can trust? Subscribe to our free newsletters. FACT: Mother Jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew…
When It Comes to Student Debt, Doctors Are the Least of Our Worries
Last night 60 Minutes ran a segment about the massive loans that med school students have to take out—and the “radical” solution that NYU found to this. It was basically just a feel-good bit of fluff, but it sure pissed me off anyway. Why? Let me count the ways: Of all the groups to focus…
The New Governor of Florida Is Not the Environmental Disaster Everyone Thought He’d Be
Ron DeSantis in the Florida EvergladesWilfredo Lee/AP On paper, Ron DeSantis looked like an environmental disaster waiting to happen. During his 2018 campaign to be Florida’s next governor, the Republican candidate dodged questions about whether humans are causing climate change and he became a clear favorite of President Donald Trump. He also offered a less-than-stellar history on environmental…
Climate Activists Have Their Next Target: The DNC Debates
Joe Raedle, Getty Images No city better embodies the challenges of climate change than the setting for the first Democratic debate in June. At least 10 candidates who meet the Democratic National Committee’s set of polling and grassroots fundraising criteria will take the stage in Miami, a city that will face the threat of encroaching…
Iowa’s Supreme Court Protected Gay Marriage and Abortion Rights—and Republican Lawmakers Are Out for Payback
DNY59/Getty Conservative Iowa lawmakers are advancing a bill that would change the long-standing way judges are selected in the state. Critics of the legislation, introduced in early February, say it is motivated by displeasure over state courts blocking abortion and same-sex marriage bans. “It’s just an extreme political power grab by legislators who are unhappy…