It’s Time to Treat Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis
President Joe Biden speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 8, 2021.Andrew Harnik/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.Joe Biden did not mince words last week when he…
How America’s Ultrawealthy Won the Pandemic
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.Deadly viruses don’t much care what’s in your wallet, but socioeconomic privilege and access to wealth do wonders when it comes to not just surviving a plague but cashing in on…
A New Bill Wants the EPA to Shield Drinking Water From “Forever Chemicals”
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 bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency to do much more to regulate PFAs, a class of artificial chemicals that never fully break down and have made their…
The FDA Had No Good Options, But Pausing the J&J Vaccine Was the Right Decision
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.Today, the Food and Drug Administration recommended a “pause” in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine after six women who ranged in age from 18 to 48 reported suffering from…
See Them Now Before They Disappear Forever: America’s 10 Most Endangered Rivers
A warning sign on the South River near DeKalb, Georgia. Alan Cressler/American Rivers 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 Boundary Waters—an area including more than 1000 pristine lakes and 1200 miles of rivers and streams in northern…
A “Superhero Pirate” Radio Host Is Gavin Newsom’s Strangest—and Most Dangerous—Threat
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.Randy Economy feels “blessed.” The conservative radio broadcaster and ex-Trump campaign volunteer says he’s spending up to 17 hours per day on what he calls his life’s greatest work: the drive…