Inflation Remains Subdued in October
The pandemic has played hob with all our normal economic indicators, but it’s still worth paying attention to them periodically. The October inflation numbers were released today and showed no change from September. Headline inflation was 1.2 percent compared to the previous year. Core inflation, which omits food and energy, was up slightly more, but…
Flying Cars Are Finally Here*
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.This is the news we’ve all been waiting for: *It turns out that nothing has really happened yet except the granting of some tax credits. And the flying taxis themselves are…
It’s Not a Coup. Not Yet, Anyway.
Ned T. Johnston/U.S. Air/Planet Pix via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Two polls, two results: According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, 60 percent of Republicans think Joe Biden won the election. According to a Politico/Morning Consult poll, 70 percent of Republicans say they…
Quote of the Day: Huh?
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.From Justice Sonia Sotomayor at today’s Obamacare hearing, commenting on whether Texas even has standing to sue in the first place: At some point, common sense, seems to me, would say, “Huh?” That is not normal legal phraseology,…
Joe Biden Won. But Trumpism Didn’t Lose.
Considering what the Trump team is up to right now I hate to interrupt with some bad news, but I’m seeing a fair amount of wishful thinking about Joe Biden’s victory that really needs to be corrected before it congeals into lefty conventional wisdom. It’s true that once all the votes are counted, Biden will…
The Next Two Years Will Be All About a Stolen Election
Caroline Brehman/Congressional Quarterly via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.You might be wondering why Republicans are almost all backing Donald Trump’s ridiculous claim that he won the election, and it’s only massive voter fraud that makes it look like he lost. What’s…