Barr and Sessions “Must Testify” on Trump Administration’s Secret Probe of Democrats
Shane T. Mccoy/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.Top Democrats on Friday demanded that two former Trump attorneys general, Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions, testify before the Senate Judiciary committee following reports that Trump’s Justice Department secretly…
From Our Archives, the Origins of Tech People Loving the Idea of Going to Space
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.Each Friday, we bring you an article from our archives to propel you into the weekend. Earlier this week, Jeff Bezos, the soon-to-be-ex-CEO of Amazon and the richest man in the…
Putin Shares Blame for 400,000 American Deaths. Should Biden Shake His Hand?
Alexander Zemlianichenko/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.Should President Joe Biden convey legitimacy upon a man who shares blame for the death of 400,000 or so Americans? That’s one way of questioning whether Biden made the…
G7 Leaders, Welcome to Mount Recyclemore
Mount Recyclemore: The E7 was created by British artist Joe Rush with assistance from 15 other artists.Adam Gasson/PA Wire/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 The Guardian and is reproduced here as part…
Trump Went on an Execution Spree. Biden Can Make Sure That Doesn’t Happen Again.
Susan Walsh/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.The white supremacist who murdered nine Black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015 is in the news again. Dylann Roof, who was sentenced to death by the federal…
It’s Not Just Income Taxes. Billionaires Don’t Pay Inheritance Taxes Either.
Leaving a fortune to your offspring has seldom been easier.Mother Jones Illustration/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.If you are an American citizen with hundreds of millions of dollars in assets, this would be a…