The House Just Voted to Protect Gay and Transgender Rights
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds a press conference before the House votes on the Equality Act.Rod Lamkey/CNP/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 US House of Representatives voted 224–206 Thursday afternoon to pass the Equality Act,…
“Illegal Alien” No More: The Biden Administration Drops the Label
“Drop the I-Word” launched in 2010 as a campaign to change “illegal alien” and “illegal immigrant” to “undocumented immigrant” and other terms, a call answered by the Biden administration.Manuel Navarro/Picture Alliance/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…
Why Do Meatpacking Workers Face Such Gruesome Conditions?
Workers process pork at a Tyson plant in Storm Lake, Iowa. Tyson Foods 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.So far during the coronavirus pandemic, 284 meatpacking workers have died from the virus, and 57,453 have tested…
Voters of Both Parties Want to Ditch Plutocracy and Election-Rigging
People protest gerrymandering outside the Supreme Court in 2017.Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom/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 sweeping bill that would prevent partisan gerrymandering, limit money in politics, and expand voting access has broad bipartisan support,…
Biden Nominates Three to USPS Board, Threatening Embattled Postmaster General DeJoy
Jim Watson/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.President Biden on Wednesday announced three nominees to the United States Postal Board of Governors, a move that if confirmed, would tilt the nine-member board in favor of Democrats…
Climate Crisis May Threaten All That Depends on the Colorado River
Roberto (Bear) Guerra/High Country News 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 High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Southern California farmers spend their winters watching…