Nevada Lithium Mine Kicks Off a New Era of US Extraction
The Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone reservation in Humboldt County, Nevada.Russel Albert Daniels / 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…
Merrick Garland Vows to Battle “Extremist Attacks on Our Democratic Institutions”
Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland speaks during an event in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 7, 2021.Susan Walsh/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.Merrick Garland will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday for his confirmation…
Texas Democrats Use Their Organizing Power for Disaster Relief
A Houston Food Bank volunteer directs traffic during a food distribution event at NRG Park in Houston on February 21, 2021.Marie D. De Jesús/Houston Chronicle via 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.In the wake of…
America’s Death Toll From COVID-19 Is Staggering—but Vaccines Continue to Bring Hope
Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institutes of Health on February 11, 2021.Oliver Contreras/CNP via ZUMA Wire 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.America has been battling the coronavirus pandemic for nearly a year, and as of…
Antarctic Stunner: Mysterious Creatures Discovered Under a Half Mile of Ice
The animals were found in a remote drill site on the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.British Antarctic Survey 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.Bivouacked in the middle of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf—a five-hour flight from the nearest Antarctic…
AOC Flies to Texas to Help at a Food Bank
Elizabeth Conley/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.In the aftermath of the historic winter storm that knocked out Texas’ power grid and hobbled its water supply, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) flew to Texas to join her…