Trump Ended Asylum at the Border Indefinitely. But Apparently That’s Not Enough.
A Border Patrol agent in South Texas gives instructions to families, mostly from Central America, who had crossed the Rio Grande in September 2019.John Moore/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Over the past couple of years, the Trump administration has been slowing chipping away at asylum…
New Polls Show the Enormous, Self-Destructive Toll of Trump’s Protest Response
President Donald Trump poses with a bible outside St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington, DC on June 1, 2020. Shawn Thew/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Tuesday, Priorities USA Action released a TV ad in swing states attacking President Donald Trump’s handling of both the…
What’s the Deal With Hip Lifestyle Companies and Their Asshole Executives?
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.I was browsing over at Vox this morning and came across a piece by Rebecca Jennings about the “racial reckoning” in women’s media: Black former employees at Refinery29 and Man Repeller are speaking out about the hypocrisy of feminist fashion websites. The…
Top Military Official Apologizes for Appearing in Trump Photo Op
Stefani Reynolds/CNP/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The nation’s top military official apologized Thursday for appearing in a photo op with President Trump, for which police cleared the way by tear-gassing peaceful protesters. “I should not have been there,” Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs…
Another Look At Police Funding and Crime in California
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Two New Studies Confirm It: Wear a Mask!
How useful is mask wearing? Two new studies suggest it works pretty well. First up is a study from Germany that compared the city of Jena, where mask wearing became compulsory early on, with a “synthetic Jena” designed to be similar to the real Jena. Here are the results: The authors believe the introduction of…