Biden Declares Major Disaster In Texas
Evan Vucci/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.President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Texas after a severe winter storm caused the power grid to fail, leaving millions in the dark and without access…
Texas Is Finally Starting to Thaw. Millions Still Don’t Have Water.
Eric Gay/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.Days after a historic winter storm in Texas brought snow, ice, below-freezing temperatures, and a catastrophic power grid failure, the state is finally starting to thaw—but millions of people still…
When the GOP Left Texans to Freeze, Locals Stepped Up With Mutual Aid
Mutual aid networks in Laredo have provided food to Texans during the winter storm.Red Wing United 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 sweeping power outages and sub-freezing temperatures stripped millions of Texans of fresh food or…
Human Destruction of Nature Is “Senseless and Suicidal”
The trash-soiled Potpecko lake in southwest Serbia.(Darko Vojinovic/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.This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Humanity is waging a…
I’m Obsessed With This Song About Intrusive Thoughts
Garnett and Stevonnie in a pensive state during the episode “Mindful Education.”(Cartoon Network/Youtube) 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.An intrusive thought. It’s that notion you hate, that thing you can’t let go of. It forms a…
“It’s Terrifying, It’s Almost Crippling”: Texas Jails and Prisons Are Freezing Over
The Harris County Jail in 2014Eric Gay/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 the seventh floor of the Harris County Jail in downtown Houston, Andrew Garamillo wrapped a blanket around his shoulders as he walked around…