Are Life Sentences a Merciful Alternative to the Death Penalty?
Solitary confinement cell in New YorkBebeto Matthews/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.Once considered the death penalty capital of the United States, throughout its history Virginia has carried out more executions than any other state. Since…
The Walls Are Closing In On Cuomo, Fast
Ron Adar/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 remarkable display of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s quickly vanishing support among Democrats amid mounting allegations of his sexual harassment of women and his cover-up of nursing home…
Over 700 Complaints About NYPD Officers Abusing Black Lives Matter Protesters, Then Silence
John Lamparski/Getty 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 ProPublica and The City. It was one of the most brutal police responses to last year’s Black Lives Matter protests. As hundreds of…
President Biden Addresses Nation, Promising a Rapid Return to Normalcy
Chris Kleponis/Pool/CNP/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.One year to the day after “everything stopped,” Joe Biden, in his first primetime address as president, outlined his vision for getting every adult in the United States vaccinated…
Mississippi Just Banned Trans Athletes. South Dakota Isn’t Far Behind.
A parent protests in South Dakota.Stephen Groves/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 Thursday, the governor of Mississippi signed into law a bill that prohibits transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams, making it the…
All American Adults Will Be Eligible for a COVID-19 Vaccine by May 1, Biden Plans to Say
Damian Dovarganes/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.All American adults will be eligible for coronavirus vaccines by May 1, President Biden is set to announce in his Thursday night primetime address. The news will be an…