How a Top House Race Became a Fight Over Communism, Immigration, and Asian American Identity
Left: Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.). Right: Democrat Derek Tran campaigning in Little Saigon.Mother Jones illustration; Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Zuma; Christina House/Los Angeles Times/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. “This Jay Chen for American Congress, he’s perfect for China,” one agent told his colleague…
What Drug Policy Advocates Want to See From a Kamala Harris Administration
Mother Jones; Leigh Vogel/POOL/Zuma; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Kamala Harris has joked about experimenting with marijuana and—unlike another famous Democrat—admitted to a truly shocking act: inhaling. With Joe Biden out of the race, her track record on drug policy as a…
A New California Bill Aims to Ban Paraquat. Yep, That Toxic Stuff Is Still Around.
Harvesting almonds in Livingston, California.Dave Getzschman/Merced Sun-Star/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Americans of a certain age hear the word “paraquat,” the first thing that might leap to mind is Mexican weed. That’s because, in the late 1970s, the United States government thought…
Oakland’s Progressive DA Just Wants to Do Her Job. In an Age of Recalls, That Job Is Changing.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Almost as soon as I get into the car, District Attorney Pamela Price makes it clear that she doesn’t want to talk to me, or at the very least she doesn’t have time to. “I have to get some…
California Lawmakers Want to Invest Billions in Housing—by Diverting Mental Health Funds
Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Time / Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On March 5, Californians will vote on Proposition 1. The ballot measure, if passed, will allow the state to divert funds raised for non-coercive mental health care to housing and…
California Needs to Keep Funding Sickle Cell Care. Will It?
Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Sickle cell disease, a group of rare genetic disorders characterized by abnormal hemoglobin, can be very painful, cause reduced life expectancy, and involve complications like severe anemia. Research and treatment for…