While DC Keeps Debating a $15 Minimum Wage, Fast-Food Workers Are Striking for It Now
Scott Olson/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.On Tuesday, fast-food workers in 15 cities across the United States went on strike to put pressure on Congress for a $15 minimum wage. Workers from Durham to Chicago…
The Senate Acquitted Trump. His Legal Problems Are Just Starting.
Donald and Melania Trump boarding Air Force One to leave Washington on Jan. 20, 2021.Stefani Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA Wire 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.The Senate acquitted Donald Trump, again, on Saturday, but the former president’s…
Oath Keepers Who Guarded Roger Stone Stormed the Capitol
Roger Stone walks through the crowd after he spoke on the steps of the Supreme Court with a man in an “Oath Keepers” hat on January 5, 2021.Ken Cedeno/Sipa USA via AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news…
Read This GOP Senator’s Scathing Statement on Why She Voted to Convict Trump
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) addresses reporters in the Capitol on February 10, 2021.Greg Nash/CNP via ZUMA Wire 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.Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of seven Republicans who voted Saturday to convict former…
Of Course Trump Will Get Away With Criming While Wealthy and White
Cheriss May/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.As we all know, once again, former president Donald Trump is on trial. But let’s be clear at the onset, this is not a criminal proceeding, but a political…
The Pentagon Finally Admits It Has an Extremism Problem in the Ranks. But Fixing It Won’t Be Easy.
Defense Department Press Secretary John Kirby briefs reporters at the Pentagon.Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty 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.Extremism in the military is not a new problem, but the involvement of at least two-dozen veterans and…