Critical Race Theory Panic Is Everywhere—Just in Time for Juneteenth
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty 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 latest “woke” boogeyman riling up conservatives is critical race theory, a scholarly framework that seeks to understand the role race and racism have played in all aspects of…
Yes, We Have an Aristocracy in America—and It’s Thriving
cdwheatly/Getty Images 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.Early in the 19th century, not long after a bunch of British colonies became the United States of America, an aging John Adams and his friend and rival Thomas…
Why Are Moderate Democrats Channeling the Ghost of Paul Ryan?
Rep. Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden at their vice presidential debate in 2012. David Goldman/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.In 2011, Ayn Rand acolyte, amateur weightlifter, and then House Budget Committee Chair Paul…
Deb Haaland Urges Biden to Restore the National Monuments Trump Trashed
The Monument Sunset Arch in Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National MonumentImago/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.This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has advised…
Facebook Makes an Awkward Legal Argument in Dispute With Muslim Advocacy Group
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday October 23, 2019 Washington, D.C. Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press 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.In April, the civil rights group Muslim Advocates…
Europe to Crack Down on the Plastics Befouling Its Beaches
Volunteers work to clean up what has become known as “Plastic Beach” in Caserta, Italy. Vincenzo Izzo/LightRocket/Getty 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.This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…