Fox News Is the Source of All Evil
Why have we let this man destroy our country? For God’s sake, a Bond villain was based on Murdoch! What more warning do you need?Tolga Akmen/London News Pictures 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.Seth…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: January 17 Update
The y-axis of the charts now maxes out at 20 in order to accomodate Great Britain, which blew past the old 16 deaths per million max over the weekend. Sweden looks like it might not be far behind. The US is, for the moment, plateauing at about 10 deaths per million. All of these, as…
Biden Needs to Hit the Ground Running on Climate—or Else
acilo/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 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. First, Americans, let’s congratulate ourselves for having used the power of our vote to create…
It’s Pardons for Dollars as Trump Era Draws to a Close
Mykola Tys/SOPA Images 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.From CNN: President Donald Trump is preparing to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on his final full day in office Tuesday, according to three people…
Twitter Just Suspended QAnon-Boosting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Erin Scott/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.Twitter has temporarily suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), after the newly sworn-in member of Congress repeatedly posted allegations of election fraud on Sunday morning. Greene’s…
Cash for Clunkers Is Back!
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.Check this out: The incoming administration is embracing some of California’s most pioneering initiatives, such as programs for rapidly decarbonizing the electricity grid and tuition-free college, as well as more obscure,…