How a Change of Color for the Puerto Rican Flag Became a Symbol of Resistance
Participants hold signs with the Puerto Rico’s flag painted in black and white as symbol of resistance and civil disobedience during the NYC’s 60th annual Puerto Rico Day parade on June 11, 2017 in New York City. Maite H. Mateo/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images) Just past 2:00 a.m. on July 4, 2016, four women arrived in…
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Mother Jones illustration As we announced recently, Mother Jones is working on creating a better commenting experience. We want to create a space for productive and respectful discourse for readers, and as part of this project, we have written new community guidelines and will switch to the latest version of the Coral commenting platform. With…
Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe Is Making Trump Very Uncomfortable
Alessandra Tarantino/AP On Tuesday, US women’s soccer star and team co-captain Megan Rapinoe was asked by a reporter whether she would celebrate a victory at the Oval Office should her team win the World Cup this year. Rapinoe responded: “I’m not going to the fucking White House.” President Donald Trump unleashed a series of tweets…
Leave It to Gay Icon L Devine to Write a Song About Being Horny
L Devine This week: “Naked Alone” by L Devine (Warner Records, 2019) Why we’re into it: Groovy and sexy, Devine’s newest single is a reminder of the pop star’s talent for finding universality in the specifics. When she made her Mother Jones debut back in January with her heart-wrenching—and very gay—track “Daughter,” Olivia Devine proved to us…
This Was the Most Substantive Presidential Debate in Years
Wilfredo Lee/AP The first Democratic presidential debate didn’t focus on electability. There were no questions from NBC’s panel of moderators about polling numbers, gaffes, or the tone and rhetoric in Washington. For one night, it was as if President Donald Trump’s Twitter account didn’t even exist. Instead, the 10 candidates who took the stage in…
Trump Once Again Ignores Strong Evidence Linking Saudi Price to Killing of Jamal Khashoggi
Meet The Press/YouTube President Trump once again deflected conversation on the brutal death of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi—just days after a United Nations probe reported “credible evidence” that the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a major ally of the Trump administration, bore responsibility for the brutal killing. The UN report also recommended an FBI…