Capitalism Is America’s Religion. The Virus Makes That Clear.
President Trump delivers remarks at the White House Easter Egg Roll in April 2019.Kevin Dietsch/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Despite experts urging that quarantine measures may need to continue for months to quell the spread of coronavirus, President Trump has said he wants the United States to…
Small Restaurants Are Furious About a Loophole in the Stimulus Bill. They Should Be.
John Nacion/Image of Sport via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.My favorite neighborhood restaurant is effectively closed down right now, and there’s a good chance yours is, too. As an increasing number of cities and states issue shelter-in-place orders, many of these places—now legally limited to…
How Football Shaped Indigenous Identity
Carlisle Indian School players surround head coach Glenn “Pop” Warner in Carlisle, Penn., circa 1900s.AP Photo/Pro Football Hall of Fame This Sunday, when the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers meet on the field for Super Bowl LIV, at least some headdress-adorned Chiefs fans in the stadium will be chanting and tomahawk-chopping their…
Warren vs. Sanders: Inside the Progressive Debate Over the Student Debt Crisis
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Last April, the socialist magazine Jacobin had a message for its favorite presidential candidate: “As President, Bernie Sanders Should Cancel All Student Debt.” The secretary of Education, the magazine argued, could wipe out most of the $1.6 trillion in outstanding college loans “with the stroke of a pen.” As his reward,…
California’s Controversial Housing Bill Just Died. It Wasn’t Just Because of NIMBYs.
Jae C. Hong/AP The controversial housing bill, SB 50, that’s been roiling California’s state legislature—which would have revolutionized land use and housing in the state—failed yet again in dramatic fashion Thursday afternoon. It was three votes shy from passing out of the state Senate, following an attempt to pass it on Wednesday that also came…
Like All Building Projects, California’s Housing Bill Is Behind Schedule and Causing Headaches
Richard Vogel/AP images Earlier this month, it looked like California’s hotly contested housing legislation, Senate Bill 50, might fail yet again. As it was nearing a fatal deadline, bill author state Sen. Scott Wiener caught a break: Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins moved the bill out of the Appropriations Committee, where it was held…