Five Things a Democratic President Could Do By Declaring a National Emergency Over Climate Change
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Over and over, President Donald Trump has done things no sitting president would dare do. In February, the country again entered new terrain when he declared a national emergency, effectively unlocking billions of dollars in emergency funding for his border wall.…
The Private Prison Industry Just Suffered A Major Blow. And It Could Just Be the Beginning.
A protester inside a Chase bank in December 2019.SOPA Images/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last month, on Valentine’s Day, dozens of protesters gathered outside the Upper East Side apartment of Jamie Dimon with a mariachi band and signs urging the JP Morgan Chase CEO to “break up with” private…
What Do You Want to Know About the Green New Deal?
Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Ever since then representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) joined a demonstration pushing for a Green New Deal last year, politicians, pundits, and activists have debated the proposal’s ambitious goals for addressing climate change. In early February, Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a resolution…
Yes, Your Tax Refund Is Smaller
Mother Jones illustration; PeopleImages/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. If you’ve already filed your taxes this year, perhaps you’ve felt a certain sting. The one where Turbotax gets to the final screen or your accountant gives you a number and you learn that your 2018 refund is lower than you’d…
Former Trump Officials Signed a Pledge to Avoid Lobbying. At Least 33 of Them Have Found a Way Around It.
Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by ProPublica. It’s been more than two years since President Donald Trump, who rallied campaign supporters with calls to “drain the swamp” of lobbyists and their ilk, took office. But despite that campaign promise, Washington influence peddlers continue to move…
Why the Green New Deal Is So Vague About Food and Farming
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) hold a press conference on the Green New Deal outside of the Capitol on February 7, 2019. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Green New Deal resolution, released last week by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed…