What People Are Spending Their Stimulus Checks On
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 $1,400 checks from the American Rescue Plan have been hitting bank accounts across the country, and here at Mother Jones, we’ve been curious about how people are spending their…
“Mommy, How Come I Only See You on the Phone?”
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 transporters from the Baltimore Department of Social Services arrived at Stevie and Eric’s doorstep late one night last March, after the couple’s two kids had gone to bed. Their son,…
The Ageless and Arresting Climate Activism of Jane Fonda
Amelia Bates/Grist 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 Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Jane Fonda didn’t invent the genre of the multihyphenate star, but she’s certainly spent her…
The Sunday News Shows Went All-In on the “Border Crisis,” and I Think It Gave Me Hives
Meet the Press 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.It was Border Crisis Day on the Sunday morning news shows, which meant that folks tuning in to ABC’s This Week were treated to the Powerhouse Roundtable panelists…
Democrats Just Announced They’re Off to a Record-Setting Fundraising Start to 2021
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik 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 Democratic National Committee said Saturday that it’s off to a record-setting year for fundraising, marking a dramatic turnaround from where Democrats were four years ago. According to…
Raphael Warnock Slams Georgia Republicans for Pushing Voting Restrictions After the Atlanta Massacre
Meet The Press 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.Georgia Democratic Sen. Ralph Warnock harshly criticized state Republicans on Sunday morning, saying it was a “distortion in values” that the GOP-controlled legislature remained focused on limiting voting…