$5 Billion of the Stimulus Bill Seeks to Undo Damage Done to Farmers of Color
Virginia farmer John Boyd drives his tractor near the the Capitol in Washington in 2010.Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo 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 US Department of Agriculture exists in part to help farmers “guard against…
Jimmy Carter Calls Georgia’s Restrictive Voting Laws an Attempt to “Turn Back the Clock”
Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto/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.Former President Jimmy Carter issued a statement on Tuesday condemning Georgia Republicans’ efforts to “turn back the clock” and make it harder for people to vote. Cater spoke out…
Manhattan Prosecutor Expands Trump Investigation to Include Mysterious Chicago Loan
in Chicago,Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast 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.Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has expanded his criminal prosecution into former president Donald Trump’s business empire to include questions about a…
Brits Watching the Meghan and Harry Interview Were Horrified By Something Else: US Pharma Ads
AIex Todd/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 viewers around the world tuned in for Oprah Winfrey’s much-anticipated interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Sunday, the reaction stateside was of one instant shock and…
Stop Talking About My Hypothetical Baby’s Skin Color
STRMX2/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.On Sunday night, Oprah Winfrey’s highly sought after interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ran in a two-hour prime-time CBS television special. Last year, the royal couple, who have…
New Hampshire Republicans Wage War on Student Voting Rights
Jim Cole/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.New Hampshire has more college students per capita than any other state. Some 167,705 students, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center—spread among the University of New Hampshire, Dartmouth…