Banning Pandemic Water Shutoffs Could Have Saved Thousands in US
Osman Raul restocks drinking water at a Jumbo Foods International Supermarket in Maryland.Linda Davidson/The Washington Post via Getty Images 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…
Arkansas Just Banned Lifesaving Care for Trans Kids
Thom Bridge/Independent Record/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.Monday was a complicated day for transgender rights. While South Dakota’s bill banning trans students from school sports fell apart after the governor’s veto, Arkansas passed a bill…
The Worst People Keep Stealing the Language of Black Struggle
Gabriele Holtermann/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.Recently, one of the three Black Republicans serving in Congress, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) compared white supremacy to “woke” supremacy, using the term as a stand-in for a group…
Watch: Sen. Lindsey Graham Admits Parts of Georgia’s Voter Restrictions Are Ludicrous
Getty Images 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 isn’t much Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) finds disquieting in Georgia’s sweeping new voting restrictions. But even he admitted the law’s prohibitions on providing voters with food or water…
Latest Must-Have for America’s Ultra-Billionaires: A Plan to Save Humanity
Hundred-billionaires Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos. Julian Stähle/picture alliance/Getty (Musk); Getty (Gates); Stephen J. Cohen/WireImage/Getty (Bezos) 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…
President Biden’s Trustbusters Aren’t Just Experts on Tech. They Know About Big Ag.
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.President Joe Biden looks like he’s ready to bust up some monopolies, and it’s not just tech oligarchs who should be worried. After he tapped antitrust stalwarts Lina Kahn to the…