The Guy Who Repealed Net Neutrality Caught Dancing in Video with Pizzagate Conspiracy Theorist
FCC chairman Ajit Pai during the net neutrality vote. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially voted to repeal net neutrality Thursday, handing telecom companies a massive win. The move can largely be credited to FCC chairman Ajit Pai, who was appointed to lead the commission by the…
The FBI Owes Us Answers About Those Texts They Released
Richard Ellis via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. We all know that FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page don’t think much of Donald Trump. This is because the FBI, for reasons they still haven’t explained, decided to release a whole bunch of private texts they sent…
Doug Jones Will Be the Most Liberal Senator From Alabama in Recent History
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I guess you can file this under “too much free time on my hands.” But I was curious: will Doug Jones be not just the first Democratic Senator from Alabama since 1992, but the most liberal Alabama senator in recent history? Based on scores from…
The United States Is Now as Unequal as Russia. And That’s Before the Tax Bill.
President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit in July.Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When it comes to income equality, Vladimir Putin’s Russia is probably not the company most Americans hope to keep. Nevertheless, both countries’ elites now capture roughly the same share…
Kamala Harris Calls on Trump to Resign Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
Tom Williams/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Cal.) on Thursday added her name to the growing list of Democratic lawmakers urging President Donald Trump to step down over the sexual misconduct claims that continue to dog his presidency, saying the decision would be in the “best interest of…
Festival of Slights, the Third Night: “Holocaust Centers”
Mother Jones Illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Happy Hanukkah! Mother Jones is celebrating this year’s festival of lights with a festival of slights. Specifically, President Donald Trump’s slights toward the Jewish people. At this point, you might be so used to the relatively articulate presence of White House spokeswoman…