Trump Killed COVID Relief. The Decision Will Inflict Financial Hardship on Millions.
David T. Foster III/Zumapress For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Hours after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that more stimulus is necessary to help the economy recover from the coronavirus and avoid “unnecessary hardship for households and businesses,” President Donald Trump made clear…
To Honor Ginsburg, Democrats Have One Choice: Go Nuclear
John Duricka/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.It’s a popular sentiment on the left: Don’t mourn, organize. But with the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that won’t be enough. Ginsburg, a hero of female empowerment and of the Supreme Court,…
A Long List of GOP Senators Who Promised Not to Confirm a Supreme Court Nominee During an Election Year
Barack Obama and Merrick Garland.Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.It’s likely just a matter of when, not if, President Donald Trump nominates a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday of pancreatic…
5 Times Mitch McConnell Said We Shouldn’t Confirm a SCOTUS Justice in an Election Year
Stefani Reynolds/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Not two hours after Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died on February 13, 2016, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had already thrown down a gauntlet: The Senate would not confirm a replacement for Scalia before a…
We Just Watched Republicans Whitewash Black History—Again
J. Scott Applewhite/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.When John Lewis succumbed to pancreatic cancer on Friday night, the tributes and statements from elected officials and other public figures honoring the 80-year-old civil rights hero came pouring in. The ironies have already been noted, as certain politicians…
They Praise John Lewis but Hate Black Voting Rights and Black Lives Matter
John Lewis holds a copy of the U.S. Constitution at an event urging Senate Republicans vote on a Supreme Court nominee on March 3, 2016.Us Senate/Planet Pix via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Not long after the passing of John Lewis, tributes began pouring in…