Huge Land Purchase Could Be “Nail in the Coffin” for Alaska’s Pebble Mine
Commercial fisherman in Bristol Bay in 2009Christopher S. Miller/Design Pics/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In a major win for conservationists and Alaska Natives, an environmental nonprofit just bought 44,000 acres of land near Bristol Bay,…
Abbe Lowell Is the Go-To Lawyer for Embattled Politicians. Now He Faces a Controversy of His Own.
Abbe Lowell attending the September 1, 2018, funeral of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Abbe Lowell, one of Washington’s top attorneys, has spent decades helping high-profile clients engulfed in…
Manchin Says Voting Rights Are “Fundamental” as He Torpedoes the Plan to Protect Them
Sen. Joe Manchin arrives for a hearing at the Capitol on June 8. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.“The right to vote is fundamental to our American democracy and protecting that right should…
Why Donald Trump Doesn’t Need Facebook
STAR MAX/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Last week, Donald Trump got another slap in the face: Facebook announced it was extending its ban on him for two years. In early 2023, the company, which gave…
“The Sights Were Unimaginable”: Senate Releases Sobering Report on January 6 Insurrection
Ardavan Roozbeh/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Two Senate committees have released their long-awaited, bipartisan report investigating the January 6 attack on Congress by Trump supporters over the certification of the 2020 presidential election. The report,…
New York’s Immigrant Bicycle Couriers Are Banding Together to Demand Change
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On a sunny Saturday in March, Gustavo Ajche and Ligia Guallpa welcomed two dozen food delivery couriers to a morning rally in lower Manhattan. As mimosa drinkers filled SoHo cafes’ outdoor…