Disgraced Pundit Mark Halperin Resurfaces on Super-Trumpy Newsmax TV
Mark Halperin’s Focus Group 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.Was anyone wondering what ever happened to Mark Halperin, the disgraced pundit who lost his MSNBC political analyst job, Showtime hosting gig, book deal, and miniseries deal…
A Radical New Plan for MeToo Turns Away From “Law and Order” Feminism
Jae C. Hong/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Not long after Brett Kavanaugh landed a lifetime gig on the Supreme Court, Mónica Ramírez started thinking about what it would take to make survivors of sexual violence into a political force to be reckoned…
Betsy DeVos Is Already Being Sued Over Her New Campus Sexual Assault Rules
Alex Wong/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Last week, when Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released new rules for how schools should handle reports of sexual assault and harassment, the American Civil Liberties Union issued a statement: “See you in court.” On Thursday, it made good on its…
“It’s Like the Sky is Blue Again”: Weinstein’s Accusers React to His Rape Conviction
Rosanna Arquette and Rose McGowan speak on the first day of Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial.MediaPunch/AP Mira Sorvino: I don’t think you can understand if you haven’t been through this, and haven’t gone public, how immensely difficult and life-changing it is to bring out some of the worst memories in your life into the public eye…
Why Picking 12 Jurors to Hear the Weinstein Trial is So Damn Hard
Harvey Weinstein, left, arrives at court with his lead attorney Donna Rotunno.Mary Altaffer/AP On Tuesday, the first day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in a lower Manhattan courtroom, Judge James Burke asked a group of 120 potential jurors if they felt that they could not remain impartial. A third raised their hands.…
How the 2010s Brought Back Strikes, School Walkouts, and Social Movements
Occupy Wall Street protesters wave signs and banners outside the Park Avenue home of JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in October 2011.Andrew Burton/AP With economic inequality at the highest levels in decades, the climate in crisis, and a political system often unable to address popular demands or even elect the people’s choice, the last…