Arizona Is Rolling Back Voting Rights, and Kyrsten Sinema Is Refusing to Stop It
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) at a meeting of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on February 11.Michael Brochstein/Sipa US via AP Images 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.When it comes to efforts to restrict…
“They Aren’t Used to Losing:” Rich Hamptonites Clash Over an Offshore Wind Farm
Some mansions in the Hamptons. Long Island, New York.Mario E. Ruiz/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.This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Should Joe Biden’s plans for…
White Farmers Got 97 Percent of Last Year’s Ag Bailout. Now Some Are Mad Black Farmers Are Getting Debt Relief.
Airing their grievances: White farmers dish to Fox News about being excluded from government support.Fox News/screenshot 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 recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID-relief bill set aside $5 billion in aid, mainly debt…
Heavily Armed Man Arrested Outside Residence of VP Kamala Harris
Lawrence Jackson/White House/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.A man in possession of a rifle and ammunition was arrested outside the Naval Observatory, which contains Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence, Wednesday afternoon. Harris and her husband,…
They’re Really Going to Tell Us the Atlanta Shootings Aren’t About Racism, Huh?
Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/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.On Tuesday night, a 21-year-old white man walked into an Atlanta-area massage parlor where he opened fire and killed four people. From there, the white man entered two…
Watch Rep. Marie Newman Explain Why the Equality Act Matters to Trans Kids
Charlie Riedel/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.On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee convened a hearing on the Equality Act, a sweeping measure that would enshrine explicit protections for LBGTQ people into law. The bill would…