Senators Want to Pay for Infrastructure With “Asset Recycling.” That’s Just a Fancy Term for Privatization.
Chicago man Sicilia Giovanni feeding one of the city’s new parking meters in 2009. Until 2083, much of Chicago’s meter money will go to investors in Abu Dhabi as a result of a heavily criticized leasing deal announced in 2008. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to…
Read the Indictment Against the Trump Organization and Allen Weisselberg
The Trump Organization’s chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg appears in court in New York.Seth Wenig/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Former president Donald Trump’s company and top corporate lieutenant Allen Weisselberg were indicted Thursday afternoon in…
Ron DeSantis’ Deplatforming Bill Is Deplatformed and Everyone Wins…But Also Loses
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Last month, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure to radically overhaul how social media companies operate in his state. Under its…
Dark Money Is About to Get Much Darker
Charles Koch, chief executive officer of Koch Industries, in 2019.AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The conservative Supreme Court majority ruled in favor of the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity on Thursday, holding that…
Supreme Court Gives Green Light to GOP Voter Suppression Laws
Justice Samuel Alito ruled on Thursday that Arizona’s restrictive voting laws didn’t violate the Voting Rights Act. Erin Schaff/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The Supreme Court upheld two Republican-backed voting restrictions in the state of…
Donald Trump’s Top Financial Lieutenant Surrenders to Manhattan DA
Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, stands behind the Trump at a 2017 press conference in Trump Tower.Evan Vucci/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s…