Monsters of the 2010s: Drake
Mother Jones illustration; Frazer Harrison/Getty The staff of Mother Jones is rounding up the decade’s heroes and monsters. Find them all here. Aubrey Graham is a person. “Drake” is a social phenomenon. He’s that dude who lives in sweatpants and Adidas slides, who ignores your texts for weeks then sends “Wyd” at 2 a.m. and you end up…
Trump Touts Support from Putin Over Impeachment
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg.ASS via ZUMA Press You can’t make it up. President Donald Trump on Friday night touted a statement from Russian President Vladimir Putin criticizing Trump’s impeachment. Trump did this amid continuing revelations that Putin helped sell him on…
Maybe Elephant Poachers Aren’t as Evil as You Think
Moiz Husein/ Getty One of the very few certainties in life is that poaching elephants is a terrible thing to do. It is also a lucrative thing to do because of the profitable market for ivory tusks in China. As a result, the population of these intelligent and magisterial animals in Africa and Asia has…
Quote of the Day: Voter Suppression Isn’t Enough Anymore
From Justin Clark, a top adviser to Donald Trump’s reelection campaign: Traditionally it’s always been Republicans suppressing votes in places. Let’s start protecting our voters. We know where they are….Let’s start playing offense a little bit. That’s what you’re going to see in 2020. It’s going to be a much bigger program, a much more…
Here’s What’s Missing From Mayor Pete’s Plan for Climate Justice in Latinx Communities
Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg has lunch with a few supporters at Panaderia on November 26, 2019 in Denison, Iowa.Scott Olson/Getty Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg released a white paper on Monday focused on a slew of policy proposals aimed at Latinx voters. Entitled “El Pueblo Unido/A People United: A New…
Aaron Dean, Former Fort Worth Cop, Indicted in Murder of Atatiana Jefferson
vivalapenler/iStock Former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean was indicted by a grand jury for the murder of a 28-year-old Black woman named Atatiana Jefferson, the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office announced Friday, according to NBC News. Jefferson was in her home babysitting her nephew when Dean, responding to a neighbor’s concern that Jefferson’s door…