California Democrat Enlists Former “Seinfeld” Star to Mock Dana Rohrabacher
Jason AlexanderHarley Rouda for Congress Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Former Seinfeld star Jason Alexander has a new role. In a new campaign ad, he plays the moderator of a mock debate between Democratic congressional hopeful Harley Rouda and his Southern California district’s 15-term Republican incumbent, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher. The three-minute…
“We Have Done a Great Job”: What Trump Tweeted as Thousands of Puerto Ricans Died
Donald Trump tosses paper towels into a crowd in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria.Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, researchers at Harvard published a new study showing that the death toll from Hurricane Maria was 75 times higher than what the government had previously reported. By…
Wall Street Profits Just Aren’t High Enough, Darn It
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s been ten years since Wall Street destroyed the world, and apparently that’s plenty of time for them to have learned their lesson: Federal bank regulators on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping plan to soften the Volcker Rule, opening the door for banks to resume some…
Let’s Hold the Applause for Tesla’s Brake Update
Tesla Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last week, Consumer Reports announced that they couldn’t recommend the Tesla Model 3 because it had lousy brakes: The Tesla’s stopping distance of 152 feet from 60 mph was far worse than any contemporary car we’ve tested and about 7 feet longer than the…
Trump Is Deploying the Same PR Strategy on Russia He Used to Defeat Clinton
Brian Cahn/Zuma Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On the second episode of the Mother Jones Podcast, released Wednesday morning, Washington Bureau Chief David Corn explains just how familiar President Donald Trump’s aggressive anti-“deep state” messaging campaign really is: It’s the same PR playbook he used to beat Hillary Clinton.…
Ambien Hits Back at Roseanne: “Racism Is Not a Known Side Effect”
Kristin Callahan/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The manufacturer of Ambien is pushing back against Roseanne Barr’s attempt to blame the drug for a racist tweet she published and deleted Tuesday. “People of all races, religions and nationalities work at Sanofi every day to improve the lives of people around…