It’s the One-Year Anniversary of Trump’s Worst Predictions on COVID-19
On Feb. 27, 2020, Donald Trump hosted a Black History Month event where he talked about the COVID-19 pandemic.Tia Dufour/White House/Planet Pix/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.It’s the one-year anniversary of former President Donald Trump’s…
GOP Congressman Skipped the Stimulus Vote to Appear at a White Nationalist Event
Bill Clark/CNP via 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.Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz) skipped key votes in the House of Representatives, citing the “ongoing public health emergency,” to instead attend a conference hosted by white supremacists…
Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Is a Boon for Well-Off Americans
The Phantom V, the world’s first electric Rolls-Royce car. August 21, 2020, Silverstone, United Kingdom. © Cover Images/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 Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…
The Real Threat to Women’s Sports Isn’t Trans Athletes. It’s Sexually Predatory Coaches.
David Eulitt/Kansas City Star/TNS/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.The February 26, 2021 passage of the Equality Act in the US House of Representatives piqued conservatives into a moral panic. The bill, which would ban discrimination…
The First Online Chess Olympiad for People With Disabilities Is Expanding
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.More than 400 players from 45 countries competed in the first Online Chess Olympiad for People With Disabilities recently, and the games are growing. Programmers are developing a virtual platform for…
Ted Cruz Screams His Way Through Bad Jokes at CPAC
Stephen M. Dowell/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.Sen. Ted Cruz is back with his first big speech—one notably given far from his home state as it continues to reel from the devastation of last week’s…