Chart of the Day: Inflation Continues to Rise in May
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The PCE inflation rate jumped again in May: The core PCE rate, which excludes food and energy, is now above 2 percent for the first time since…15 months ago. So maybe this means there really is some inflationary pressure in the economy, or maybe it…
For Pride, We Asked You to Name Your Favorite LGBTQ Characters Growing Up (Real or Imagined).
Mother Jones; Sullivan Entertainment; New Line Cinema Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At around eight years old, when Anna Swartz first saw the made-for-TV movie Au Pair, she got a “painful good feeling” in her chest. At the time, she didn’t know if the emotion was brought on by the movie…
Mike Pence Is a Dick
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Vice President Mike Pence is really letting his inner asshole fly free: Thank you to Justice Anthony Kennedy for your long career of service on the SCOTUS. @POTUS Trump will nominate a strong conservative, in the tradition of the late Justice Scalia, who will uphold…
At Least 5 People Killed in Maryland Newspaper Shooting
Maryland police officers block the intersection at the building entrance, after multiple people were shot at a newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018.Jose Luis Magana/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At least five people were killed and several others injured Thursday afternoon when a gunman opened fire at…
Kennedy Was a “Mixed Bag” for Environmentalists. But What’s Next Could Be Much Worse.
AP Photo/Denis Poroy Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Anthony Kennedy is retiring, and progressives around the country are trying not to freak out. The 81-year-old justice, who has served on the Supreme Court since 1988, has been…
Obamacare Continues Not to Fail in 2018
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. So how is Obamacare doing? We already know that it ended the 2018 enrollment period with only slightly fewer signups than 2017. That’s not bad considering the relentless campaign of sabotage that Donald Trump engaged in. But how about insurers? They didn’t abandon the Obamacare…