From the California Delta to Jakarta, the World’s Aquifers Are Collapsing
Hog Slough in the California Delta, provides water for 25 million people. Adrian Mendoza/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 WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
From Our Archives, a Celebrity Goes, Uh, “Political”
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.Each Friday, we bring you a piece from our archives to help propel you into the weekend. In 1989, Bono graced our cover in a cowboy hat—and without the sunglasses. After…
Josh Hawley Is Lying About His Election Stunt
Tom Williams/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.Josh Hawley isn’t sorry about challenging the result of the 2020 election. In an interview with CNN’s Manu Raju on Friday, the Republican senator from Missouri attempted to defend…
Friday Cat Blogging – 22 January 2021
When Hopper hops onto my lap and rolls over for a tummy rub, I usually don’t have my camera handy. A few days ago, though, I did. This is what it looks like, up close and personal.
Raw Data: Influenza Death Rates
Here’s something unexpected that I ran across by accident. Despite the fact that Black people have lower flu vaccination rates and higher hospitalization rates compared to white people, their death rate is consistently lower: This is a huge contrast with COVID-19, which the CDC estimates is nearly three times more deadly for Black people compared…
Biden Takes a First Step to Raise the Minimum Wage
Al Drago/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 Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Friday aimed at raising the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 dollars an hour. It’s the first step the…