CNN Fires Rick Santorum Over Claim That White Settlers Found “Nothing” in America
Tom Williams/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.Since 2017, Rick Santorum has had a pretty plum gig as a CNN commentator, but got the axe this weekend after making the ill-advised comment that there was “nothing”…
Joe Biden Wants to Fire Right-Wing Radio Host Michael Savage From Board of National Park
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.During his time in the White House, Donald Trump rewarded many of his loyalists with plum jobs. One of the most egregious of those appointments was radio host Michael Savage, whom…
Enjoy Provoking Unhinged Tweets From Conservatives? Wear a Mask!
vgajic/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.If you thought the mask culture wars couldn’t get any more absurd (remember the unmasked white woman who went on a tirade about her alleged breathing problems at a California…
America Fumbled the Pandemic. Michael Lewis Shows Us How It Happened.
Michael Lewis in the pre-pandemic days.Tabitha Soren 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.Fans of the best-selling author Michael Lewis know that his nonfiction books often spring from a deceptively simple question whose pursuit manages to unearth…
I Hate Seeing Myself on Zoom. Turns Out, I’m Not Alone.
Mother Jones illustration; 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.For the first time in my life, I understand why so many people who make their living in front of the camera—reality show personalities, news anchors, movie…
The Fight Over Captain America’s Legacy Isn’t Just Happening on TV
A Trump supporter wears a T-shirt referencing Captain America during a protest in Miami on November 5, 2020.Chandan Khanna/AFP/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.So much of the drama in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,…