I Just Wish Coronavirus Had Never Happened
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.I wish coronavirus hadn’t happened. I know that’s not an interesting or a unique thought but I just wish it hadn’t happened. I often just find myself saying that out loud…
Heroes of 2020: The Women of Pop
Henry W. Laurisch/WIki;Eva Rinaldi/WIki; Kevin Winter/Getty; Mother Jones Illustration 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.In 2020, women ruled the pop charts. There were the big hitters: Taylor Swift, Kesha, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande. The overseas queens:…
Pharoahe Monch’s “Fight” Takes a Torch to the Moving Targets of American History
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.On the morning after media outlets reported that Joe Biden had won the 2020 election, Pharoahe Monch tweeted a parting message to the dearly departing 45th president: “SIMON SAYS! GTF(OUT)!” The…
Monsters of 2020: The Queen’s Gambit
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Hero and Monster of 2020: TikTok
Mother Jones illustration; Brands of the World 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.Earlier this month while washing dishes, my dad jokingly asked my mom, “Can you talk right now or are you doing ‘hot girl shit?’”…
Heroes of 2020: Local Political Reporters
Mother Jones illustration; The Climate Reality Project/Unsplash 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.It was a Tuesday night in mid-November, and, like many Americans, I was staring at my phone in disbelief. Two Republicans on the board…