A Legendary Music Club Faces Permanent Closure. But Crowdfunding Is on Pace to Save It.
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.One spot after another has been toppled by the pandemic. Birdland, the historic New York City venue, could be next. But the club’s fate isn’t sealed yet. It’s a living shrine…
How the American Diet Turbocharges COVID-19
Wren McDonald 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.Before the coronavirus hit in early 2020, a quieter epidemic was already taking its toll across the United States: the near-universal prevalence of diet-related maladies. More than half of…
“We Come Together Stronger”: Black Greek Organizations Are Showing Up for Raphael Warnock
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris campaigns with Democratic Senate candidate the Rev. Raphael Warnock in Georgia.Ben Gray/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.At events and rallies for the Reverend Raphael Warnock, there are a few constants: a…
Whose First Draft of History?
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.Ishmael Reed’s latest projects are “Malcolm and Me,” and “The Fool Who Thought Too Much,” both available at Audible.com. He is a Distinguished Professor at the California College of the Arts.…
The Whigs Blew Up Over Slavery. Will the GOP Blow Up Over Loyalty to Trump?
Millard Fillmore, 13th president of the United States.Universal History Archive/Getty Images 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 1850s, one of the two dominant political parties in the United States, the Whigs, split into factions and…
Donald Trump’s Georgia Rally Was, as Usual, All About Him
C-Span/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.Donald Trump’s Monday night rally in Dalton, Georgia was intended, ostensibly, to garner support for Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue ahead of the state’s Tuesday runoff election, which…