I Know How to Improve Elections in This Country, But Everyone Thinks My Idea Is Stupid
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.I live in New York City and in August I requested an absentee ballot to vote in this election. It arrived in early September, but there was a problem: like thousands of other Brooklyn residents, mine had a…
It’s Time to Hand-Deliver Your Ballot
Susan Walsh/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.One week from Election Day, panic and confusion once again abound over mail-in ballots after the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Wisconsin will not be able to count ballots that are postmarked by Election Day…
Astronaut Kate Rubins Just Voted From Space
NASA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.NASA astronaut Kate Rubins didn’t let a pesky thing like space travel stop her from casting a ballot in this year’s hotly contested election. Instead, she cast her ballot from space. The agency apparently has a “vote…
Biden Outlines His Top Two Priorities as President in Rare Pod Save America Appearance
Sean Rayford/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.During the Democratic 2020 primary, former Vice President Joe Biden was the only Democratic presidential hopeful who did not appear on Pod Save America, the flagship podcast of the liberal Crooked Media network. But that long…
Voter Suppression Efforts Could Be Backfiring on Republicans
October 13, 2020: People in Garden Ridge, Texas line up early to cast their votes as early voting in the Presidential battleground state of Texas began early Tuesday. Voter turnout was expected to be very heavy as early voting runs through October 30 in Texas.Robin Jerstad/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election,…
Join the Mother Jones Podcast for a LIVE Special Episode, One Week Before the 2020 Election
Mother Jones Illustration; Douglas R. Clifford/ZUMA; Mark Makela/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Exactly one week before the most important election of our lifetimes, the Mother Jones Podcast team is doing something it’s never done before: Going live. Join host Jamilah King for…