Michelle Obama’s Speech Was the Heart and Soul of the DNC’s Opening Night
Junge/NTB Scanpix via ZUMA Press For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Michelle Obama’s speech Monday night at the Democratic National Convention was the heart and soul of opening night. Obama’s passionate remarks hewed to a characteristic she is beloved for: she is a moral compass, she’s clarity in…
Bernie Sanders Delivered the Best Line of the DNC’s First Night
Dennis Van Tine/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.At the Democratic National Convention Monday tonight, Sen. Bernie Sanders succinctly summed up many people’s frustration at President Trump’s bungling of the coronavirus response. “Nero fiddled while Rome burned,” Sanders said. “Trump golfs.” .@BernieSanders: “Nero fiddled while Rome burned.…
Watch Michelle Obama’s Speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention
Former First Lady Michelle Obama anchored the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Monday night, kicking off a week that will culminate in the party’s nomination of Former Vice President Joe Biden for president. Obama called Biden “a profoundly decent man guided by his faith” and praised his ability to tackle the…
John Kasich Tells Republicans to Vote Biden: “America Is at a Crossroads”
Well, here they are: The Republicans of the Democratic National Convention. On the first night of the DNC, sprinkled among an array of Democrats, a group of Republicans spoke about the importance of electing former Vice President Joe Biden. Or, perhaps more so, they spoke about the danger of re-electing President Donald Trump. “I’m a…
Protesters Just Took Their Fight to Save the Postal Service to the Steps of the Postmaster General’s Mansion
A group of protesters hold a demonstration in front of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s home in Greensboro, North Carolina on August 16, 2020. LOGAN CYRUS/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Demonstrators delivered their displeasure over changes at the Postal Service directly to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on…
House Just Called for the Postmaster General to Testify at an “Urgent Hearing” Later This Month
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Sunday, the House Oversight Committee urged Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to move up his scheduled testimony before the committee to August 24, nearly a month before planned, citing the “starling new revelations” about the “scope and gravity of operational…