I Walked 10 Miles and Visited 13 Stores to See How Hard It Is to Get Emergency Contraception
People Images/Getty Images “You need a prescription for this,” the pharmacist at CVS tells me when I appear at her counter with a box of Plan B One-Step. Even though the product is displayed on an open shelf next to pregnancy tests and packages of condoms, it’s packaged in a plastic container requiring store assistance…
Yes, Of Course There Was a Quid Pro Quo
Was there a quid pro quo in President Trump’s phone call with the president of Ukraine? That is, did he ask for an investigation of a political opponent in return for providing military aid that Congress had already approved? There is, of course, not an explicit request. There never is. But it’s pretty obvious anyway…
Trump Asking for Dirt on Biden Was Almost Certainly Illegal. Why Did DOJ Decline to Investigate It?
President Donald Trump at the United Nations 74th General Assembly in New York on September 24, 2019. Utrecht/Action Press via ZUMA As we all now know, the July 25 phone call between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky helped push a member of the intelligence community to file a whistleblower complaint, which…
Get Your Impeachment Screen Saver Here
As a public service, I have created a nice background image and screen saver for your computer. You’re welcome. Looking for news you can trust? Subscribe to our free newsletters. WHERE WILL THE FACTS LEAD US? The weeks and months ahead will be among the most consequential of our political lives: a president who puts…
The Trump Impeachment Inquiry Is a “Tectonic Shift” for Democrats. How Did We Get Here?
Jim Loscalzo/Zuma In a special, breaking-news edition of the Mother Jones podcast taped on Tuesday, our Washington, DC, bureau chief David Corn walks host Jamilah King through the series of events that led to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s historic decision Tuesday to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The move, Corn says,…
Here’s an Abridged Version of the Trump-Zelensky Readout
The readout of the Trump-Zelensky phone call is fairly short, but I suppose it’s still possible to miss its full import. So just to make things clear, here’s an abridged version of the call. Please note that this is not a joke. It sounds like it, but it’s a legitimate, honest-to-god abridgement: TRUMP: Congratulations. ZELENSKY:…