Florida’s Republican Governor Unveils a Shocking Plan to Criminalize Protests
A demonstration against police brutality on June 14, 2020 in Miami.Joe Raedle/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Trump lackey, is pushing legislation that would outlaw protests that turn disorderly and allow law enforcement to round up and…
200,000 Dead and All Trump Offered Was a Cynical Election Ploy
Alex Edelman/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The United States has passed the milestone of 200,000 coronavirus deaths and the number is still climbing. Since the pandemic began, President Donald Trump has lied about the virus, downplayed its severity, and (in an impressive…
The Left Wasn’t Ready to Fight Brett Kavanaugh. That Isn’t the Case This Time.
Lev Radin/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Almost two years ago to the day, Ana Maria Archila wedged herself between the doors of an elevator in the bowels of the US Senate’s serpentine basement corridors and forced Sen. Jeff…
Can We Cut the Supreme Court Down to Size?
Liu Jie/Xinhua via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.I imagine that a lot of Republicans are getting a good laugh at Jamelle Bouie’s column in the New York Times this morning: If Democrats are willing to treat a Republican-dominated Supreme Court as…
Mike Pompeo Has Turbocharged the State Department’s War on LGBTQ Rights
Anna Moneymaker/CNP/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Last month, in a video seemingly devoid of irony, former ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell declared that “President Trump is the most pro-gay president in American history.” Believable perhaps if one’s head has been buried in sand…
Your Remembrances of RBG Are Powerfully Insightful. Here’s a Sample. Keep Them Coming.
A makeshift memorial for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg near the steps of the US Supreme CourtAlex Edelman/AFP/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As grieving continues and mobilizing begins in the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death after a profound and pathbreaking life, so…