Good News! New Data Confirms Pfizer Vaccine Is Highly Effective Against Two Variants
May 21, 2021. Student nurse Dario Gomez, center, disinfects a chair after administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at Providence Edwards Lifesciences vaccination site in Santa Ana, Calif. U.S.AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap…
A Top Rand Paul Donor Is Dropping Big Bucks to Elect Andrew Yang
Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang holds press conference outside of Tweed Courthouse on May 11, 2021.Lev Radin/Pacific Press via 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.A new ad supporting former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang in the…
Cutting Off Unemployment Insurance Bonus Will Disproportionately Hurt People of Color
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, one of the first Republican governors to announce he was cutting off pandemic-era unemployment insurance.Rogelio V. Solis/AP 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.Republican governors’ newest form of economic stimulus is anti-stimulus: cutting…
Bernie Sanders Is Set to Introduce a Resolution to End Arms Sale to Israel
Melina Mara/Pool/CNP/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.Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is set to introduce a resolution condemning the United States’ sale of $735 million in weapons to Israel, according to a draft obtained by multiple…
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…
The House Just Voted to Create a Commission to Investigate the January 6 Riots
Essdras M. Suarez/Zuma Wire 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.A measure to establish a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol passed in the House Wednesday evening with bipartisan support. Despite opposition…