Democrats Have Veered to the Left on Israel Policy. Why Hasn’t Joe Biden Caught Up?
Debbie Hill/AFP/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.Progressive activists were surprised when the Democratic Party platform was approved last August. The party’s policy planks were largely crafted based on recommendations from Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders’…
Joe Biden Wants to Fire Right-Wing Radio Host Michael Savage From Board of National Park
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.During his time in the White House, Donald Trump rewarded many of his loyalists with plum jobs. One of the most egregious of those appointments was radio host Michael Savage, whom…
Connecticut Just Got One Step Closer to Making Prison Calls Free
Julie Jacobson, File/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.Connecticut’s state Senate voted Thursday to enact first-in-the-nation legislation that would make it free for incarcerated people to place phone calls. If the bill passes in the House and is…
A Top Rand Paul Donor Is Dropping Big Bucks to Elect Andrew Yang
Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang holds press conference outside of Tweed Courthouse on May 11, 2021.Lev Radin/Pacific Press via 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.A new ad supporting former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang in the…
Could India’s COVID Surge Portend Severe Outbreaks in Other Countries?
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India: Beneficiaries in a long queue to receive a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre on Friday, May 21, 2021. Prabhat Kumar Verma/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 United…
Cutting Off Unemployment Insurance Bonus Will Disproportionately Hurt People of Color
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, one of the first Republican governors to announce he was cutting off pandemic-era unemployment insurance.Rogelio V. Solis/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.Republican governors’ newest form of economic stimulus is anti-stimulus: cutting…