Mayor Pete Just Joined Joe Biden’s Transition Team
As Joe Biden looks on, Pete Buttigieg says anyone who would “weaponize a son against his own father” is a dishonorable person.ABC News For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Pete Buttegieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former Democratic presidential contender, is…
House Democrats Demand Climate Be a “Centerpiece” of the 2020 Presidential Debates
2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden in the Democratic Presidential Debate on March 15, 2020.CNN/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in HuffPost and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Dozens of House Democrats are calling for the…
The Democratic Platform Backtracked on Fossil Fuels. Climate Activists Are Upset.
A refinery.Brian Cahn/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in the Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. US climate activists had high hopes for the Democratic national convention, following substantial praise for a recently strengthened plan from nominee Joe…
Hearing Health Care Activist Ady Barkan Was One of the Night’s Most Moving Moments
Ady Barkan, a health care activist who was diagnosed with the terminal neurodegenerative disease ALS four years ago, gave one of the most moving speeches of the second night of the Democratic National Convention. After Barkan’s diagnosis in 2016, President Donald Trump signed a tax bill that threatened Barkan’s health insurance. Barkan traveled to Washington,…
Joe Biden Is Officially Nominated by Jacquelyn Brittany
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Tuesday evening, Jacquelyn Brittany, a security guard at the New York Times, nominated Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention. “I take powerful people up in my elevator all the time,” Brittany said in her nomination message. “When they get off,…
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…