The USA Needs a Reckoning. Does “Truth and Reconciliation” Actually Work?
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 October, the city council in Greensboro, North Carolina, met for a special session. The meeting was held at 7 p.m. over Zoom, and with most of the nine commissioners connecting…
I’m Obsessed with Decadent and Deviant Instagram Cakes
Mother Jones illustration; Getty; Unsplash 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 good night out used to mean draping a silver chain around my neck, tending to the melodrama of a friend spotting their crush at the…
“You’re Doing Nothing”: Judge Slams ICE for Failing to Vaccinate Detainees
People detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement exercise at the Adelanto detention center in California in 2019.Chris Carlson/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 morning, federal judge Lawrence Vilardo criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement for…
These GOP Governors Are Trying to Distract Us From Their Deadly Failures by Killing More People
Eric Gay/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 afternoon, Republican governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Tate Reeves of Mississippi, announced that they would be lifting all coronavirus restrictions in their respective states. That means no…
How an Island in Washington Became a Safe Refuge for Birds, Seals—and Marty
Marty Bluewater never expected to be the only human being living in a 400-acre wildlife haven. Courtesy Marty Bluewater 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 Atlas Obscura and is reproduced here as part…
Without Official Vaccine Guidance, Pregnant People Are Left to Do Their Own Research
Kolina Watt de Garcia, a high school teacher in Oregon, was apprehensive when she learned in January that she’d be returning to the classroom after teaching for much of 2020 virtually. She knew that as a teacher, she’d soon be offered a COVID-19 vaccine. But there was one complication: She was pregnant—and she worried that…