Mike Pompeo Goes Postal on NPR Reporter
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images via ZUMA Now here’s a story. NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly interviewed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday. After asking a bunch of questions about Iran, she switched subjects to Ukraine. Pompeo got pissed off even though his staff had agreed that Ukraine could be part of the interview. Kelly asked Pompeo…
A Rare Species of Tree Was Saved from Australia’s Wildfires. And Then Something Amazing Happened.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service personnel inspect Wollemi pine trees in the Wollemi National Park, New South Wales, Australia.NSW National Parks and Wildfire Service/AP This piece was originally published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Buried amid the horrific news from Australia about climate…
Donald Trump Tweets His Defense by Attacking AOC
President Donald Trump speaking on January 24.Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s lawyers, who launched his defense at his impeachment trial in the Senate Saturday morning, have claimed that they will respond substantively to Democrats’ methodical case for why the president should be removed from office. But shortly before the Senate convened for the first…
Survey: What Matters Most to You in 2020?
Here’s a little weekend survey for you. I’m just curious about which things are most important to you in this election cycle. It’s limited to policy issues, so it doesn’t include things like “beat Trump” or “elect a woman.” The choices are presented in random order. You may select up to five.
Meet the Millennial Farmers We’ll Be Counting on to Endure Climate Change
Tassii/Getty Images Nearly four years ago, Maddie Oatman, Kiera Butler, and I launched Bite, Mother Jones’ food podcast. Looking back over Bite’s first 99 episodes, I’m proud of the way we’ve stuck to our original vision: to explore “how your food intersects with other important topics like identity, social justice, health, corporate influence, and climate…
Lying About Hillary Is Still Our Favorite Spectator Sport
Sachelle Babbar/ZUMA In the Guardian today, former Bookslut editor-in-chief Jessa Crispin takes on Hillary Clinton: Hillary Clinton is still trying to sell herself as a feminist icon. Don’t buy it It was clickbait, and I clicked. I was a little surprised to find that the entire piece contained only one paragraph related to Clinton, but…