As Aquifers Run Low, Mexico City Is Sinking Fast
Manuel Velasquez/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 Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Darío Solano‐Rojas moved from his hometown of Cuernavaca to Mexico…
Elizabeth Warren Wants Joe Biden to Go Bigger on Child Care
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, (D-Mass.) conducts a news conference outside the Capitol to reintroduce the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call 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.When Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) ran for…
Despite Moratorium, Bay Area Landlords Are “Taking the Law Into Their Own Hands” to Drive Tenants Out
Mother Jones illustration; 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.Early last May, while much of California was still under stay-at-home orders, Afamefuna Odiwe visited a house he owned in East Oakland. He wasn’t living there. He…
Love, God, and Surveillance in a Little Fortress of LGBTQ Oppression
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.There wasn’t a specific moment in which Seth Graves understood himself to be gay, just like there wasn’t a specific moment in which he realized he loved to while away hours…
The House Just Voted to Create a Commission to Investigate the January 6 Riots
Essdras M. Suarez/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.A measure to establish a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol passed in the House Wednesday evening with bipartisan support. Despite opposition…
McDonald’s Workers Are Striking for a $15 Minimum Wage
Protesters gather outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Minneapolis during a Fight for $15 demonstration in 2016.David Joles/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 the past few weeks, McDonald’s outposts have responded to a supposed shortage of…