Soccer’s Richest Clubs Tried to Create a World Where They Could Never Lose
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.On Sunday, the soccer world was rocked by an attempted coup. Twelve of the richest and most storied clubs in England, Spain, and Italy announced that they were breaking away from the…
Behold 4/20, Which Means More Than You Think
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.Historically, 4/20 means one thing above all: observing, as one does, the anniversary of the first pasteurization test, named after Louis Pasteur, whose invention in 1862 improved food safety by eliminating…
Ahead of Chauvin Verdict, Republicans Attack a Familiar Target: a Black Woman
Dominick Sokotoff/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.As the country awaits a verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd, Republicans have pounced on a familiar target:…
Social Media Influencers Are Spreading Wild Rumors About COVID-19 Vaccines and Periods
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 few weeks ago, Dr. Jen Gunter began hearing from people on Twitter who had experienced something strange after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine: Their periods were unusual. Some reported menstruating early, right…
New Coal Projects Have Gotten Super Expensive to Finance
Clouds of steam rise from the RWE coal-fired power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia, Eschweiler. March 20, 2021.Roberto Pfeil/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…
How Brazil’s Far-Right Extremists Learned From Trump Insurrectionists on Parler
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro during a protest in favor of the government and against the lockdownAndre Borges/NurPhoto/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 day after Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trump’s official account following the US Capitol…